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10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

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Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.
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The Tlingit Raven Spirit Canoe and Carver, Douglas Chilton

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

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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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Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.
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Coral Reef Ecosystem, Red Sea

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The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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Dwarf Lantern Shark

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A photo of a 2011 installation by artist Shih Chieh Huang, featuring his illuminated creations made from everyday objects.
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The Bright Beneath, a 2011 Installation by Shih Chieh Huang

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Arctic cod have a special protein that warms their blood.
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Arctic Cod Under Ice

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John Paxton, a scientist who studies marine life, looks into a microscope
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Sleuth at Sea

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Auster Prepares to Dive

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Deep-Sea Coral Sample

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Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.
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Training Future Scientists

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