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Karen Romano Young's 18th #AntarcticLog
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AntarcticLog 18

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Special ships called ‘icebreakers’ are needed to access some areas of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.
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Bow of an Icebreaker

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A sunset over Boston Harbor.
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Sunset over Boston Harbor

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A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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Hawaiian Petrel

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This mask sits atop a decorative breastplate with images of whaling crews in skin boats called umiaks.
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Inupiat Ceremonial Mask

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An 1874 photo of a squid draped over a bathtub.
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First Giant Squid Photo

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A spectacled caiman patrols a salty pond at a Smithsonian research station in Panama.
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Spectacled Caiman

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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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Podcast: Exhibit Developer Jill Johnson

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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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