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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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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is a Coral Reef? Middle School

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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 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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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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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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This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

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a black and white photo of a woman holding a glass award
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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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

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The siphonophores are an order of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria (the same phylum containing jellyfish). 
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Prints from Ernst Haeckel

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