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Sunlight reduces effectiveness of dispersants used in oil spills

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Microbes in underground aquifers beneath deep-sea Mid-Atlantic Ridge 'chow down' on carbon

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Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea

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Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea

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Extreme climate variability destabilizing West Coast ecosystems

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One-fifth of carbon entering coastal waters of eastern North America is buried

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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New camera gives surgeons a butterfly's-eye view of cancer

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Shrimp-inspired camera may enable underwater navigation

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New study in oxygen-deprived Black Sea provides insights on future carbon budget

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Human influence on climate change will fuel more extreme heat waves in US

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Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification

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Ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas

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Deep-sea observatories to offer new view of seabed earthquakes

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Scientists unravel complex factors of starfish diseases

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Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes

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"Understanding Our Ocean Connections": NSF symposium highlights links among people and marine ecosystems

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New satellite method enables undersea estimates from space

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New understanding of ocean turbulence could improve climate models

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First evidence of surprising ocean warming around Galápagos corals

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Don't blame hurricanes for most big storm surges in Northeast

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Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica

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FSU researchers: Savanna fires pump Central African forests full of nitrogen

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Scientists present new long-term ecological research results at annual ocean sciences conference

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Scientists pinpoint how ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons

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Research finds link between rainfall and ocean circulation in past and present

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A 'marine motorhome for microbes': Oceanic plastic trash conveys disease to coral reefs

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New type of virus found in the ocean

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Century of data shows sea-level rise shifting tides in Delaware, Chesapeake bays

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