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two humpback whales swim underwater
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Whales and Dolphins

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The Komodo National Park site in Indonesia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site hosts "Komodo dragons" (Varanus komodoensis), a unique species that exists nowhere else in the world and is of great interest to scientists studying evolu
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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

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A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship

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A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

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The Ocean’s Hidden Language: How Sound Shapes the Sea

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A vaquita swim in the ocean.
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A History Entwined: Vaquita, Totoaba, Fishermen

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pancakes of ice cover the ocean
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Winter Under the Waves

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A gray whale spinal column viewed from the top through the vertebrae.
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A Gray Whale Makes its Way to the Smithsonian

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Cover of the Book Citizens of the Sea
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Citizens of the Sea Cover

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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

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A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

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