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Measurements of carbon dioxide in atmosphere since 1958
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Keeling Curve

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Algae or "seaweeds" (left) differ from seagrasses (right) in several ways.
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Algae vs Seagrass

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Despite its fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish (or sea wolf) isn't a danger to humans, largely preying on whelks, crabs, and sea urchins.
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The Toothy Sea Wolf

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Porcelain crab on anemone at Pescador Island, Cebu, Philippines.
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Porcelain Crab and Anemone

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The small larvae of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) settle and grow on the crustose coralline algae species Hydrolithon boergesenii.
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Coral Larvae Settling

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Building a Better Dispersant: When we wash dishes at home, we use dish soap to break up and wash away any oil that is stuck to our plates and utensils. Similarly, stronger soap-like chemicals called dispersants can be used to break up oil spills, like thos
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Building a Better Dispersant

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Blue Crab walking in wet sand.
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Blue Crab On The Gulf Coast

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A stormy sea lashes the village of Shismaref, Alaska, where the coastline has eroded 30–90 m (100–300 ft) in the past 30 years.
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Shismaref, Alaska

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A view of McMurdo Station with a frozen Ross Sea in the background.
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McMurdo Station

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Basking shark
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Basking Shark

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Epaulette shark
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Epaulette Shark

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A humpback whale
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A Humpback Calf

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