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Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.
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Coral Trout in a Fiji Reef

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A strange looking frilled shark smiles at the camera.
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Frilled Shark

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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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Found 1,751 m (5,745 ft) below the surface of Hawaii’s waters in 2007, this orange bamboo coral is 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) tall.
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New Genus of Bamboo Coral

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Breaching

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Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Carbon Dioxide Volcanic Seep

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A cuttlefish eye
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Dazzling Eyes

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Ocean Objects of Wonder

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Food Chain Hide and Seek

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel
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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil

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An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

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