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Smithsonian scientists discover coral's best defender against an army of sea stars

Coral reefs face a suite of perilous threats in today's ocean. From overfishing and pollution to coastal development and climate change, fragile coral…

How Things Coil

When one sends an email from Boston to Beijing, it travels through submarine optical cables that someone had to install at some point. The positioning of these…

Greenland Ice Sheet more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought

In addition to assessing the impact of the increasing levels of meltwater created and spilled into the ocean each year as the climate continues to warm, the…

How plankton gets jet lagged

A hormone that governs sleep and jet lag in humans may also drive the mass migration of plankton in the ocean, scientists at the European Molecular Biology…

Blackout? Robots to the Rescue

Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down the TV and fridge, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure like cell…

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