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Smithsonian researchers find differences between Galapagos and mainland frigatebirds

The Galapagos Islands, which once served as a scientific laboratory for Charles Darwin, boast a number of unique plant and animal species, from tortoises to…

Oceans acidify much faster than ever before in Earth’s history

For four days the topic of ocean acidification will be the focus of marine and polar research. The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in…

NASA sees important cloud-top temperatures as Tropical Storm Malakas heads for Iwo To

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument, known as AIRS has the ability to determine cloud top and sea surface temperatures from its position in space…

High pressure experiments reproduce mineral structures 1,800 miles deep

University of California, Berkeley, and Yale University scientists have recreated the tremendous pressures and high temperatures deep in the Earth to resolve a…

Groundwater depletion rate accelerating worldwide

These fast-shrinking subterranean reservoirs are essential to daily life and agriculture in many regions, while also sustaining streams, wetlands, and…

FSU Scientist Joins Global Study of Decomposing Permafrost

It is all part of an ominous feedback loop, Chanton says. The warming climate is causing the Swedish permafrost to thaw and decompose and, as it does, the…

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