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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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The Island of Moorea

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This crab has a parasitic barnacle rooted in its reproductive system.
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Parasitic Barnacle on a Crab

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The eel-like Atlantic hagfish being measured out of water.
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Pacific Hagfish

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Photographer Brian Skerry walks knee deep in a mangrove in the Bahamas.
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On the Hunt for a Perfect Photo in the Mangroves

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Encrusted pumice
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Encrusted Pumice

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a part human, part horse, part fish on an early atlas
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Mythical Creatures on Maps

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Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience. NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.
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Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

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Thumb of Ocean Optimism with greenish water and pinkish sky with clouds.
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Ocean Optimism - Video

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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Two clams, a mussel, an oyster, on a bed of algae
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Shellfish for Dinner: More than just Clams and Oysters

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A small, transparent, shell-less sea snail in the open ocean.
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Angels of the Sea

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