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Conservation & Environment Oil Spills

“Eliminated” oil is actually just invisible, and not stuck to birds

Holly Bik August 4, 2010 BP Decomposition Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Microbes Oil Spill

Don’t be fooled by that fluffy, optimistic statistic you’re hearing all over the news this morning. The government is proclaiming that a whopping 75% of…

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Adaptations New Research Organisms

Six Gill to Shrimp: We’re Having Pig Tonight!

Kevin Zelnio February 28, 2010 British Columbia Canada Carcass Decomposition deep sea Forensics Scavenger Tunnicliffe

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Pictures and Movies Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

TGIF: mmmmmm… Whale

Kevin Zelnio June 27, 2008 Craig Smith Decomposition Giant Isopod Hagfish Spider Crab Succession video whale Whale Fall

This whale fall video was produced by the laboratory of Dr. Craig Smith, University of Hawaii (craigsmi at hawaii dot edu).

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