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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 seven inch fragment of an Inuit soapstone pot recovered at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Inuit Soapstone Pot

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Black men dredge for oysters in a boat
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The Bay of Opportunity and Hope

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The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System consists of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, and several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, and estuaries. The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary h
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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling

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A Chevrolet Mako Corvette
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These Sleek, Sexy Cars Were All Inspired by Fish

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Naturally Resilient

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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Nancy standing by the ocean
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Corals to Communication: Nancy Knowlton’s Success Focusing on the Imminent

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Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.
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Raven Spirit: A Native American Canoe's Journey

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