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A juvenile albatross sits amid piles of plastic on Midway Atoll where discarded plastic items wash ashore and young albatross chicks like this one are inadvertantly fed plasitic bits which contributes to the death of as many as 200,000 chicks each…

Tons of garbage that swept down the Los Angeles River after a storm is corralled by a boom in Long Beach, Ca. Most plastic trash makes its way to the ocean and can be found washed up on beaches around the world. "Every little piece of plastic…

Partially treated sewage flows into the ocean off the coast of Hollywood, Florida. The effluent meets government standards but is rich in nitrogen, phosphorous and other nutrients that fuel the growth of algae and bacteria. The outfall pipe, which…

The world's oceans are in peril. Runoff from modern life is feeding an explosion of primitive organisms. The 'rise of slime,' as one scientist calls it, is killing larger species and sickening people. In many places some of the most advanced forms…

One of the most widespread allergens that set off people to sneezing and wheezing in the allergy season. Each spring, summer, and fall, tiny particles are released from trees, weeds, and grasses. These particles, known as pollen, hitch rides on…

Capturing this image of a solar eclipse involved thorough preparation and a little luck for nature photographer Milán Radisics. He began by creating and studying digital replications of the phenomenon, and then took to the road in search of an ideal…

Crew members wash Dola, a chimpanzee, that they bought for US$ 25, while waiting for their boat to leave the Kisangani port for the capital Kinshasa on March 4, 2006 in Kisangani, in Congo, DRC. Dola died a few days later from an unknown disease.…

Fairy in Flight: Midway Atoll is a major rookery for white terns, also known as fairy terns. In a landmark effort for habitat preservation, President Bush recently declared the atoll part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument, the…

A large flock of sheep blocks a once landslide-covered road in the mountains of the Kashmir region of Pakistan near the village Sharian Sept. 23, 2006. In Muzaffarabad, the wrecked capital of Pakistan's portion of Kashmir, life has assumed a degree…

A bolt of lightning strikes beyond the terminals as an American Airlines jet takes off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, as an approaching storm passes by.