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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Australian Plants

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Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch will recommend which fish are "Best Choices" for sustainability, which are "Good Alternatives," and which ones you should "Avoid."
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Choosing Sustainable Seafood

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Globotruncana falsostuarti -- a foram that lived about 75 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period.
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Globotruncana falsostuarti

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Scientists document a direct relationship between Arctic sea ice and polar bear survival.
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Forecast for Polar Bear Populations

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A composite photograph of three of the crustaceans found living on olive ridley and green turtles in the Pacific.
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Crustacean Epibionts

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A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Collecting Invasive Species on a Boat Hull

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A newly established black mangrove sits in a field of salt marsh near the northern limit of mangroves in Florida. Mangroves have been expanding near their northern limit in Florida and the expansion is linked to a reduction in the frequency of ex
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Mangroves Moving To Their Edge

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Photograph of a bright yellow fish.
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Tagged Atlantic Cod

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An image of collections storage at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Fish Collections

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A life-size, meticulously detailed model of the North Atlantic right whale Phoenix hangs in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
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Model of Phoenix

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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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Boats docked in a Chesapeake Bay harbor
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Chesapeake Bay Harbor

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