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NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar system

Called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer or IBEX, the spacecraft will conduct extremely high-altitude orbits above Earth to investigate and capture images of…

Gas from the past gives scientists new insights into climate and the oceans

In recent years, public discussion of climate change has included concerns that increased levels of carbon dioxide will contribute to global warming, which in…

Decline in Alaskan sea otters affects bald eagles' diet

Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists…

Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway

This year marked the first time since satellite measurements began in the 1970s that the Northern Sea Route, also known as the Northeast Passage, and the…

Northern Ice Sheets Younger Than Believed

When climate and ice sheet models of the past closely match other information, in this case sea-level data, climate scientists gain more precise tools for…

Sea Turtles FeeBee and Milton to be Released with Satellite Tracking Device

To celebrate their release into the wild, a “Goodbye” party will take place on Sunday, October 5, from 1-4 p.m. at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center located at…

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