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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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Discoveries Abound During Oil Spill Research

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a sketch of a kayak design
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Kayak Sketch

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Photo of totoaba swim bladders in market
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Totoaba Swim Bladders

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Wilson's Storm Petrels Patter Fishing
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Wilson's Storm Petrels Patter

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Two whales attack a ship on a map
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Whales of the Carta Marina

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A healthy, deep sea octocoral and their brittle star partners
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Brittle stars and their best friends the octocorals

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Scientists use satellite images of the ocean to estimate chlorophyll concentrations in the water. You can see the yellow swirls of phytoplankton concentrated at the sea surface in this image.
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Satellite Image of Chlorophyll Concentration

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Rhabdosoma’s uncommon eye arrangement allows the animal to see 360 degrees.
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360-Degree Eyesight

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A marine scientist performs a genetic analysis on a sample of deep-sea coral to find out if it is a known or new species.
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Genetic Analysis of Coral

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Throughout their lifecycle, jellyfish take on two different body forms: medusa and polyps. Polyps can reproduce asexually by budding, while medusae spawn eggs and sperm to reproduce sexually.
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Jellyfish Lifecycle and Reproduction

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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