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The National Museum of Natural History's Department of Invertebrate Zoology has developed an online map that provides information about invertebrates in the National Collection from areas impacted by the oil spill.
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Google map of invertebrates in oil spill region

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef

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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11
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Juvenile plane-head filefish

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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

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When it comes to many of our once-favorite seafoods, there aren't always plenty more fish in the sea. In fact, some studies estimate that up to 90 percent of large predatory fish have disappeared since humans began heavy fishing.
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Be a Picky Eater

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Midwater Squid, Abralia veranyi

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A whale shark swimming in the water.
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Tagging Along With Whale Sharks

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A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Caught on Video: Giant Squid

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