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As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

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To protect Venice from rising seas, Dimitri Deheyn (Scripps Institution/UC San Diego Sediment Research Group) studied the environmental impact of dredging sediment from the waterways.
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Saving Venice, Italy

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A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
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Ray Bradbury and the Sea

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a crochet radiolarian
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Make Your Own: Radiolarian

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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

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Nine small invertebrates held on two fingers.
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On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

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A female manatee and her calf are captured on film foraging in seagrass off the coast of Brazil.
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Female Manatee Foraging with a Calf on Her Back

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Scientist Kevin Raskoff processes samples of DNA
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Building a Database

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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A photo of an oyster cage, out of the water, covered in sea squirts.
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Alaska Vulnerable to Invasive Species from Warmer Waters

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A close up of a grey whale face
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Grey Whale

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