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Workers contracted by BP load oily waste onto a trailer on Elmer's Island, just west of Grand Isle, La., May 21, 2010.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Workers

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This halimeda crab’s disguise did not fool researchers in Moorea where it was collected.
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Halimeda Crab

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian spirit, holding a whale in each hand.
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Inupiat Guardian Spirit

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Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

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Which country currently emits the most greenhouse gases? Test your knowledge here.
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Global Warming Quiz

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A lone mangrove shoot stands in the path of development in the Bahamas.
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Mangrove Survival: Against the Odds

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In 1874 Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland displayed the giant squid he bought on the side of his barn, much to the dismay of Mrs. Harvey.
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Rev. Harvey’s Giant Squid on Display

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a fossilized ancient sea creature
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Wiwaxia

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A walrus sits on a floating piece of ice.
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Walrus on Ice

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A wrought iron butterflyfish being cleaned by a small wrasse in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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Butterflyfish and Wrasse

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Graph of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1900- April 2011.
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Graph of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1900- April 2011

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