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a neon purple jellyfish
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Live Jellyfish Make Splash in Marine Education

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles

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The Japanese spider crab may be big but it is not invincible.
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Japanese Spider Crab

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This tentacle belongs to a blue button. While it has a central “float” with streaming tentacles like typical jellyfish, the blue button is a colony of many small hydroid animals.
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Blue Button Tentacle

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Ancient sea cow vertebra found in the Gatun Formation in Central America, Panama
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Ancient Sea Cow Vertebra

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The Wadden Sea site in Germany and the Netherlands was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2009. It hosts marine mammals, including the harbor seal Phoca vitulina, pictured here.
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Wadden Sea, Germany & the Netherlands

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This Japanese research ship drills into the ocean floor to learn about Earth’s history and structure.
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Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.
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Tusk Shell Hermit Crab

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A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.
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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

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A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
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Diving into the Sandstorm

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10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit

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