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Coexisting in a sea of competition

Diversity of life abounds on Earth, and there's no need to look any farther than the ocean's surface for proof. There are over 200,000 species of phytoplankton…

Smithsonian's Panama debate fueled by zircon dating

A team analyzed zircon grains from rocks representing an ancient sea and riverbeds in northwestern South America. The team was led by Camilo Montes, former…

NASA analyzes rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Joalane

The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core observatory satellite flew over intensifying cyclone Joalane in the South Indian Ocean on April 6, 2015 at…

NASA-NOAA satellite sees the end of Tropical Cyclone Ikola

When Suomi NPP flew over Tropical Cyclone Ikola at 07:05 UTC (3:05 a.m. EDT), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite or VIIRS instrument aboard captured…

Endangered Tortoises Thrive on Invasive Plants

Most research on the role of introduced species of plants and animals stresses their negative ecological impacts. But are all introduced species bad actors?

NOAA study provides detailed projections of coral bleaching

While research shows that nearly all coral reef locations in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico will experience bleaching by mid-century, a new study showing in…

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