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This is the cover of the book Dampier wrote about his first trip around the world.
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Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World

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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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Dividing Up the Treasure

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Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

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The “Dumbo Octopod” swims by moving its fins, pulsing its webbed arms, or pushing water through its funnel for jet propulsion.
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Grimpoteuthis, The Dumbo Octopus

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Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, spews almost 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
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Smokestack from coal plant

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Coal plant

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In 1996, at age nine, Phoenix has her first calf (North Atlantic right whale #2605) off the southeast coast of Florida.
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Phoenix and First Calf

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A thick stand of mangroves with tangled roots lines an island creek in Panama.
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Caribbean Mangroves

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This scientific illustration of a giant squid shows off its two long tentacle and its 8 shorter arms.
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Deep-sea Giant Squid

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Horizontal bands of color represent different species of lichen that have adapted to the conditions at different heights above sea level.
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Lichen Zones

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Crocheted corals from the Smithsonian Community Reef group on Flickr.
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Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Forms

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This family tree shows how the ancestors of whales moved gradually from land to sea.
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The Whale Family Tree

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