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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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It’s Not Just the Core that Tells the Hole Story

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This photograph of Gerardia sp. was taken at the Cross Seamount in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 400 m (1,312 feet).
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Gold Coral Close-up

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J. Murray Roberts studies and maps the cold-water corals known as Lophelia in the North Atlantic.
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J. Murray Roberts, Coral Scientist

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Sant Ocean Hall Turns Ten

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Bubbles of methane gas rise through a mussel bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

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An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas.
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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Two silver fish with big eyes facing one another
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Oil's Legacy in the Open Sea

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The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

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A photo of a beach with a heart inscribed in the sand.
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Your Ocean Poems

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A graph showing rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere over time.
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Ocean Acidification Graph

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