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Prey-tell: Why Right Whales Linger in the Gulf of Maine

Baumgartner and his colleagues studied the behavior of right whales and sei whales—both endangered species of baleen whales—in the waters of the Gulf of Maine…

Port Valdez invertebrates stabilized 26 years after quake

“The earthquake, which measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, and the tsunami waves that followed, impacted every marine community in Prince William Sound,” said…

Beetle Bling: Researchers Discover Optical Secrets of 'Metallic' Beetles

Costa Rica was once regarded as the poorest of all the colonies of the Spanish Empire, sadly deficient in the silver and gold so coveted by conquistadors. As…

Reducing Ocean Mysteries will be the Legacy of the BP Oil Spill

Damage was catastrophic along the Gulf Coast states. Oil and tar balls washed ashore, fouling beaches and estuaries. Marine organisms, seen and unseen below…

Hundreds of barrier islands newly identified in global survey

The researchers identified a total of 2,149 barrier islands worldwide using satellite images, topographical maps and navigational charts. The new total is…

NASA's Aqua satellite sees weaker Tropical Depression Errol crossing West Timor

West Timor is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor. To the east lies the Timor Sea, to the west is the Southern Indian Ocean.The…

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