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Basket of Gulf Shrimp

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Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” May Grow to the Size of New Jersey This Year

Shrimp and fish may suffer as excess rain and nutrients produce one of the largest oxygen-poor zones to date

This adorable orca could be plotting its next heist.

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Crafty Killer Whales Are Harassing Alaskan Fishing Boats

Hungry orcas are making off with tens of thousands of pounds of cod and halibut

Louie, having one last drink at the bar before heading home.

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132-Year-Old Lobster Earns a Pardon from the Pot

Louie, a 22-pound crustacean born during the Cleveland administration, returned to the sea after 20 years living at Peter’s Clam Bar

The ship's helm on its flying bridge

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A Century After Sinking, This Storied Ship Will Remain Underwater

The McCulloch was the largest cutter of its day and sank in 1917 after colliding with a passenger ship in heavy fog

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Oxford Is Digitizing UK’s World War I Memorabilia

The Lest We Forget Project is asking people to bring in letters, photos and objects from the Great War to be recorded for a free online database

When The Slants filed for trademark protection, they got more than they bargained for.

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Offensive Terms Are No Longer Exempt From Trademark Protection

A Supreme Court ruling affirms a reclaimed slur

South Sudanese refugees arrive at Suluba Transit Centre, where they will be registered, health checked and given medical treatment.

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More People Are Forcibly Displaced Than Ever Before

New UN report paints a grim picture of the world’s refugees and migrants

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Renewables Generated Ten Percent of U.S. Energy In March

Longer days, stronger wind and reduced electricity demand helped green energy break double digits for the first time

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Canada’s New Two-Dollar Coins Glow in the Dark

The two-dollar coins celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary and include a scene with Northern Lights that really glow

Soon, this island will become a cultural treasure.

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San Francisco Is Creating Its Own Governors Island

Treasure Island will turn into a major cultural destination under new, multi-billion dollar plan

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Endangered Balkan Lynx Kitten Photographed for the First Time in a Decade

There are less than 50 of these critically endangered cats left in the wild

This moving bowl will soon commemorate German reunification in Berlin.

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Germany Moves Forward with Controversial Monument to Reunification

The German Memorial to Freedom and Unity has a fraught history

Icy conditions kept BAYSYS ships from making their way to the research site.

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Climate Change Cuts Climate Change Study Short

Ironic? Yes. But it could be a new reality for scientists

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Art Installation Recreates the Smell of Cities Around the World

The Pollution Pod project emphasizes the unequal air quality divide between rich and poor cities

This diary was kept by a French man who escaped Paris with his family during the Holocaust.

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Crowdfunding Project Aims to Put 200 Holocaust Diaries Online

Eyewitness accounts bring the brutal chapter in history to life

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Eagles Adopt—Not Attack—a Red-Tailed Hawk Chick

Bird lovers are watching with bated breath to see if the eagles will keep feeding the little guy or turn him into dinner

Will Puerto Rico ever be recognized as a state?

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Puerto Rico Will Seek Statehood Again

Successful referendum sets the stage for another statehood bid

1937 Elsa Schiaparelli art-deco evening coat

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Google Digitizes 3,000 Years of Fashion History

The massive “We Wear Culture Project” includes 30,000 online artifacts from over 180 institutions

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