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Measurements of carbon dioxide in atmosphere since 1958

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Keeling Curve

April 2016

Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.

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A Stealthy Swimmer

March 2016

A Peacock Mantis Shrimp clutches her eggs

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A Mother's Clutch

January 2018

Sparrows Send a Message: Seabirds, like the often-photographed pelican, can be hurt when oil soaks their feathers during an oil spill. But what about birds that live on land? A group of GoMRI researchers are studying seaside sparrows, birds that live in ma

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Sparrows Send A Message

February 2015

A NASA satellite image from August 23, 2011 of Hurricane Irene, the Atlantic basin's first hurricane of 2011.

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Hurricane Irene

August 2012

White growth emerges from a deep-sea coral sample stained pink to enable ocean scientists to measure its growth rate.

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Growth Experiment

November 2012

After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.

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Photographing Coral Samples

June 2011

The frogfish uses camouflage to hide from predators.

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Three-spot Frogfish

November 2015

A round sea potato with hair-like spikes laying flat against its body.

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Sea Potato

March 2013

Seagrasses don't just provide shelter for free-swimming animals, but also are a habitat for non-moving organisms, such as these sea anemones.

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Anemone on Seagrass Blade

February 2013

The Arctic is one of the most undiscovered areas of the world.

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Launching an ROV

January 2011

Scientists use this box corer to study marine life.

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Launching a Box Corer

January 2011