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Surviving the Arctic ice water
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A tiny shorebird that undertakes a mind-boggling migration.
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Ice Age survivors that once roamed the far north alongside the woolly mammoth, now struggling on the slopes of Norway.
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Learn how three fiery, painful stings during an early morning swim in Hawaii changed the life of researcher Angel Yanagihara. Once the young biochemist had recovered from her box jelly encounter, Carybdea alata had her full attention. Now she works to unlock the secrets of venom of these beautiful, and sometimes dangerous, angels of the sea. (Image courtesy of Andre Seale)
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
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| Ocean Theme | Georg Brandl Egloff | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
The Encyclopedia of Life, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Atlantic Public Media and with a consortium of marine education network partners.
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