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Underwater microscope provides new views of ocean-floor sea creatures in their natural setting

  • Written by Jules Jaffe, Research Oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
imageFluorescent image of the coral _Pocillopora damicornis_. The field of view is approximately 4.1 x 3.4 mm.Andrew D. Mullen/UCSD, CC BY-ND

The Homo sapiens view of our world is all a matter of perspective, and we need to remember that we’re among the larger creatures on Earth. At around 1.7 meters in length, we’re much closer in size to...

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