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A close up of a grey whale face
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Nature's Best Photography 2018

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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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Pirates of the Golden Age

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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

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A Pontoh pygmy seahorse
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10 Things You Never Knew About Seahorses

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Rough periwinkles sit on a bed of barnacles.
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A Seashore Walk

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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The Surprising Elegance of Midwater Sea Life

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A blue whale with a removable tag surfaces off the coast.
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The Tons that Whales Eat...and Poop

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an illustration of two gannets
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Seabirds of America

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Colorful Christmas tree worms
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Happy Holidays from the Ocean!

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“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the
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Ocean Fish Pictures

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

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A pile of bycatch species.
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Bycatch: The Cost of Catching What You Don’t Want

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