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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community

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Unloading the Day’s Catch in Senegal
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Unloading the Day’s Catch

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A stormy sea lashes the village of Shismaref, Alaska, where the coastline has eroded 30–90 m (100–300 ft) in the past 30 years.
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Shismaref, Alaska

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a seal skin kayak
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Yup'ik Kayak

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As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

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Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

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Elders bless a new canoe with lighted sage, song, and traditional dances.
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Blessing a New Canoe

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Satellite view of Earth.
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Earth Day, Spawned from the Sea

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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

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a red and white fish illustration
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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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Two men each hold a ceramic vessel at the archaeological excavation
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Ceramic Pottery Recovered from Early Whaling Community

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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