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a harpoon head
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Whale Harpoon

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The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

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rows of women in a sardine factory at their tables with sardines on them
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Wilson Sardine Workers

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Naturally Resilient

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

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Major Stede Bonnet on a ship, shown in an engraved print
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Major Stede Bonnet

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a group of men in kayaks
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A Kayak's Origin Story

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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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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Map of Early European Whaling Region

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This 1890 painting of Charles Darwin is on display at the Turin Museum of Human Anatomy.
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Charles Darwin

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Pirates of the Golden Age

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a wood frame dries walrus hide
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Walrus Hide

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