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The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for galathaoid crabs.

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Primnoid Coral

July 2011

Brian Skerry in a room with all his photography equipment cases.

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Brian Skerry's Photography Gear

May 2012

A Gulf Coast resident sits on his boat, smiling for the camera.

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Smiling Gulf Coast Man

March 2011

Farther north, in Fort Pierce, Florida, researchers at the Smithsonian Marine Station focus on mangroves and other marine ecosystems of Florida.

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Smithsonian Marine Station

January 2010

A cable connects a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a ship at the surface.

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ROV Tethered to Ship

January 2010

Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.

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Pirate reflection in mirror

July 2010

Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.

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Two New Sea Stars

May 2015

This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.

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Queen Parrotfish

July 2015

Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.

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Phoenix in George's Bank

January 2010

Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank

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Walter Adey and Coral Reef Tank

November 2017

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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Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset, 1830

March 2016

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f

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Meet the Seven Sea Turtle Species

May 2013

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