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Professor Scott Glenn at Smithsonian with Historic Underwater Glider
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Scarlet Knight Showcased at Smithsonian

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The 1903 blue whale in the Natural History Museum
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A Century of Whales at the Smithsonian

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The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

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A Cirraturlid worm swims in the open ocean.
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Why I Love Polychaetes

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he pineapplefish has glowing organs that can be used to find prey at night.
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I Found the Pineapple!

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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I, Robot, Can Do That

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The iSimangaliso Wetland Park site in South Africa was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. Wind and water continue to shape the site’s diverse landforms: coral reefs, long sandy beaches, coastal dunes, lake systems, swamps, and extensive ree
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

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The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale

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a cartoon of a scientist on a research vessel
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I Was a Kid- Stories of How Scientists Got to Where They are Today

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Madison Stewart, known to many simply as “shark girl,” is an inspiring young woman with a passion to protect the creatures most people fear: sharks. She’s been diving with sharks since the age of twelve. Here she is feeding a group of Caribbean reef
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Shark Girl: Changing Shark Fear to Fascination

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Brian Skerry takes an up close photo of a tiger shark on the seafloor.
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Patience is a Virtue

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