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Blackbeard's head suspended from the end of a bowsprit.

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Blackbeard’s Head

July 2010

The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.

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Dampier in the dictionary

July 2010

One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.

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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

January 2015

An opah at the Honolulu Fish Auction with a printed label attached that includes an ID number, bar code, the date, the receiver's ID number, the cart number, species name, vessel name, and weight of the fish.

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Opah With a Story

September 2015

Trout cages in 30 feet of water.

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Feeding IMTA Trout

September 2015

Back at the lab, researchers sort the fish specimens they gathered in the field.

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Sorting a Fish Station

January 2010

John Cheeseman working in a mangrove forest.

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John M. Cheeseman

January 2010

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

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Spectacled Caiman

January 2010

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

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Inupiat Ceremonial Mask

January 2010

One of ten robots that examined an area of 800 cubic kilometers in northern Monterey Bay, over the course of 24 days, in 2006.

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Slocum Glider

August 2017

King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve

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King Scallop in Lamlash Bay

November 2016

Tiny organisms found on ARMS

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Hidden Diversity

October 2017