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An infographic explaining carbon sequestration
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Blue Carbon Infographic

When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...
marsh grass by the coast
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Invasive Grass

In China, a marsh grass called Spartina alterniflora was introduced in...
King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

Long before they disappeared from maps, sea monsters were repurposed for politics....
a mermaid illustration on an old map
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A Mermaid's Vanity

A siren admires herself in a mirror—a sign of her vanity—amongst ships in the...
A lobster like beat on an old map
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The Many Footed Beast

Polypus (meaning “many-footed”) was used to describe many animals, from the...
Two whales attack a ship on a map
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Whales of the Carta Marina

Two whales attack a ship as sailors try to scare them away by tossing barrels and...
A sea pig illustration on an old map
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Sea Swine

This sea pig, which was compared to heretics that distorted truth and lived like...
a part human, part horse, part fish on an early atlas
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Mythical Creatures on Maps

An ichthyocentaur (parts human, horse and fish) plays a viol on a map of...
A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas

Jonah is cast overboard to a sea monster in an image from the earliest known atlas,...
Magellanic penguins on the beach in Punta Tombo, Argentina
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Punta Tombo Penguins

Every breeding season, some 400,000 Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)...
Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

Standing at twice the height of the Adélie penguins, emperor penguins are the...
A small Adélie penguin hops on a piece of ice.
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Adélie Penguin Jumping Out of the Water

Small Adélie penguins live throughout the Antarctic, but are most abundant in the...

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