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The Our Ocean World series explores how a healthy ocean is critical to our survival, how we impact the ocean, how the ocean affects our daily lives, how we can sustain the ocean ecosystem for future generations, and more.

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• Ramon Ruiz-Carus answers:
  Why do researchers believe that the ocean creatures once described as "sea serpents" were actually oarfish?
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  How do scientists study rare natural disasters such as tsunami’s? (Video)
• Dee Boersma answers:
  What advantages do some birds enjoy by hovering near fishing boats?
• Milton Love answers:
  How does the rockfish's reproductive strategy differ from that of other fishes?
• Spencer Rogers answers:
  Why are rip currents so dangerous for swimmers?
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