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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

July 2014

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An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.

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Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean

March 2015

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Tiny "flakes" of marine snow.

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Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

January 2013

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