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A large group of dancers from the island of Tokelau dance during fiafia, evening entertainment)
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Water is Rising: Pacific Islands, Art, and Climate Change

"This World of Ours, Does not feel steady, We keep rotating, Oi! What will happen...
Artist Shih Chieh Huang's creations are often composed of lights, computer parts, and plastic refuse.
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Artist Shih Chieh Huang

Artist Shih Chieh Huang assembling one of his installations. Huang was a...
a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
"The ocean is essential to all."
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'Ocean' in Korean Calligraphy

"The ocean is essential to all," reads a sign written in Korean by calligrapher...
An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
The Smithsonian Community Crochet Reef
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The Smithsonian Community Reef

Local crafters who contributed to the Smithsonian Community Reef proved that there...
The People's Reef--Part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
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The People's Reef

The People's Reef, a part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef, from above. The...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
The canoe traveled more than 4,828 kilometers (3,000 miles) to reach Washington, D.C.
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Raven Spirit’s Journey

The Raven Spirit canoe would eventually travel more than 4,828 kilometers (3,000...
Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station on Moorea.
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Testing DNA samples

Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station...
A model marker applies paint to the life-size, meticulously detailed model of the North Atlantic right whale Phoenix.
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Painting the Model of Phoenix

A model marker applies paint to the life-size, meticulously detailed model of the...

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