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Photograph of an orange many-armed sea star on an erect delicately-branched coral in a dark sea.
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Sea Star on Coral at Seamount

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a preserved eel specimen
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An Eel from the Deep Sea

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Tiny "flakes" of marine snow.
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Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

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The suckers of this red octopod flash on and off.
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Glowing Sucker Octopus

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a hairy frogfish with a dark background
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Anglerfish Lure Prey Throughout the Ocean

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The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.
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Deep Ocean Census of Marine Life

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corals polyps open and spawning
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Corals from the Deep Thrive under Aquarists Care

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A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.
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Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears

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Graduate students Danielle Young from Temple University and Dannise Ruiz from Penn State preparing oil and dispersant solutions for exposure experiments with deep sea corals aboard the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus.
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Testing Impacts of Dispersants

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A deep-water larvacean (aka “sea tadpole”) inside its home.
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Deep-Water Larvacean, or “Sea-Tadpole”

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A screenshot from the video showing an animation of ocean currents.
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Ocean Currents: Motion in the Ocean

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GEOMAR scientist Armin Form works at his lab during a long-term experiment on the effects of lower pH, higher temperatures and "food stress" on the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa.
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Deep-water Corals and Acidification

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