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For a Brief, Shining Moment, These Bioluminescent Squid Are Sushi Stars
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The Mysterious Coral Cousin Swarming the Palmyra Atoll
Little is known about pesky corallimorphs, except that they seem to thrive when reefs are damaged.
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How to Build an Island
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Griffiths Sea Shell Museum
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Exploring Antarctica’s Upside-Down World
Clinging to the underside of ice hundreds of feet thick, strange communities eke out a living, while researchers race to study them before they disappear.
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Sun Glint, Bane of Scientists, Has a Silver Lining
This beautiful, satiny optical phenomenon can wreck satellite imaging, but it can also reveal hidden aspects of our planet.
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This Nighttime Drone Shot of a Futuristic City Is Actually a Sea Urchin
Studying the animal’s nerve network may help scientists understand our own.
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In Cape Cod's 'Sharky' Waters, Humans Learn to Coexist with an Apex Predator
New technology and changing habits may keep beachgoers safe as the local great white population grows.
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The History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam
Despite traditional and modern protections, Palau's massive mollusks are at risk.
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How Cows Destroyed an Entire Marine Ecosystem in California
A researcher's quest to understand a mysterious mass extinction leads to cud-chewing culprits.
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Can the Māori Connection to Antarctica Help Safeguard the Continent’s Future?
Indigenous ties to the bottom of the world go back more than a millennium, and could point the way forward.
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What in the World Is Sea Snot?
And why is it fouling the coast around Istanbul?
shells
Poe's Best-Selling Book During His Lifetime Was a Guide to Seashells
"The Conchologist’s First Book" was good enough to elevate the entire field.
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A Mexican Nature Reserve Hopes to Get Sea Cucumbers Out of a Pickle
Poaching puts local fishers at risk, and two scientists are helping to brainstorm solutions.
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It's complicated.
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Dolphins Help Those Who've Helped Them Before, Even When They're Not Friends
A new study in Australia shows that having a team is key to reproductive success.
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Argentine Beaches Are Sometimes Speckled With Giant, Pearly Orbs
And that's bad news for the snails that produced them.
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