When the Sea Saved Humanity, Made Interactive

This Web-only article is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, "When the Sea Saved Humanity," which appears in the August 2010 issue of Scientific American. The presentation was created by Zemi media. Find all our other interactive offerings here.

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