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An aerial shot of a tree-lined section of the Mississippi River at sunset.
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Down the Mississippi

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A Gulf Coast resident sits on his boat, smiling for the camera.
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Smiling Gulf Coast Man

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A scientist in a white lab coat stands in laboratory holding a jar of marine specimens.
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Scientist and his Wet Specimens

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A photo of a seaside town with boats docked in the harbor and buildings along the shore.
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Seaside Fishing Town

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A bird sits atop an outcrop of rocks surrounded by turbulent water.
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Offshore Rock Island

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Seabirds on a rocky outcrop.
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A Gathering of Seabirds and Seals

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A bright red sea anemone clings to rocks underwater.
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Red Anemone Clings

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A fish from a deep underwater expedition sits preserved on a bed of ice.
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Fish on Ice

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The Smithsonian's Dr. Carole Baldwin uses a wall diagram that shows genetic lineages among Starksia blennies (a type of reef fish) to explain how the seven new species differ from previously known species.
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Wall Chart of New Fish Species

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A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

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George Watters on the deck of a boat holding two fish.
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George Watters, Director of NOAA’s Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division

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Dr. Rita Colwell, a former director of the National Science Foundation, is a Distinguished University Professor both at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

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