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![Theo world map fading into blue water.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-06/Ocean-globe-iStock.jpg?itok=ErLcHv47)
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![Icebergs float of Greenland in the arctic sea.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-05/Icebergs-iStock_0.jpg?itok=fTtG4ws0)
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Explora_2005 via iStock
Legions of icebergs brought the Atlantic circulation to its knees during the last glacial period.
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Sonia Fernandez
Sessile creatures like this barnacle were the key to determining when the oil pipeline was compromised, an event that eventually led to the oil spill
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![A mantis shrimp emerges from its burrow to confront a rival.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-05/Mantis-shrimp-fight-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=dVwHyRUg)
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Roy Caldwell
These territorial crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals.
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College of Creative Studies biology student Ashley Yeh '24
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![Two workers in white coveralls and masks examine solar cells in a cleanroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2024-05/Solar-cell-fab-iStock.jpg?itok=XdNRn720)
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Alternatives to silicon-based solar cells could allow solar panel production to move out of cleanrooms like this.