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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Plastic Garbage Litters a Beach

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data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent Graph

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On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e
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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

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The sun sets over Sanur in Bali, Indonesia during low tide.
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Sunset in Bali, Indonesia

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A white crabeater seal resting on an iceberg.
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Crabeater Seal

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Pile of Plastic Trash
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Plastic Trash Looms

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Students Work on Channel Island Map Project
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Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Map Project

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A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

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Sophi Bromenshenkel poses with a hammerhead shark snow sculpture.
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2011 Ocean Hero, Sophi Bromenshenkel

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Photo of the head of a leafy seadragon
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Leafy Seadragon

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A woman sits on the beach reading a book.
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Ocean Reading

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A photo of a beach with a heart inscribed in the sand.
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Ocean Love

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