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Once, mapmakers would often place monsters and other imagined creatures to marked unexplored areas, like those seen in Ortelius's 1570 Theatrum Orbis Terrarum map.

1570 Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Map Monsters

Here Be Dragons

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Set forward by the United Nations (UN) in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a collection of 17 global goals aimed at improving the planet and the quality of human life around the world by the year 2030.

Sustainable Development Goals

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This image shows debris and oil in the Santa Barbara surf. Chemicals, derived from petroleum, or oil, make up the key ingredients of plastic.

Oil Debris

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t What You Think It Is

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Photo of a purple sea star on a tidal plain.

Ochre Sea Star

Role of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem

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Winkel Tripel Projection

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Marine Debris

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Map: Pacific Ocean with ocean trenches and the Ring of Fire highlighted.

Pacific Ring of Fire

Plate Tectonics and the Ring of Fire

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The marine protected area that encompasses the Galapagos Islands is a biodiversity hotspot for species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Bartolome Island Coast

Marine Protected Area

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Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

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Ocean Waves

All about the Ocean

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Bubble Coral in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

Bubble Coral in Sogod Bay

Global Biodiversity

Whether a description of a keystone species or the impact of the Pacific garbage patch, these articles provide insight into a breadth of important issues facing our world today, including the environment, civic engagement, and history.

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A great white shark swimming amongst fish in the waters off the coast of Mexico.

A Great White Shark in Mexico

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