First images released from NOAA-21 VIIRS instrument
Bright blue water in the Caribbean Sea and smog in Northern India appear in the first global image produced with data from NOAA-21's VIIRS instrument.
Bright blue water in the Caribbean Sea and smog in Northern India appear in the first global image produced with data from NOAA-21's VIIRS instrument.
Planetary Sciences
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A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida's coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a study which found that very few deep reefs have any form of protection, despite facing a multitude of threats. With the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 currently underway, ...
Ecology
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Using a remote-controlled submarine, my colleagues and I discovered five new species of black corals living as deep as 2,500 feet (760 meters) below the surface in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea off the coast of Australia.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2022
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In the summer of 2020, Florida Museum researchers Tobias Grun and MichaĆ Kowalewski dove into the shallow waters off the coast of the Florida Keys and scoured the ocean floor for sea urchins. Telltale tracks and dimples ...
Plants & Animals
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Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
Ecology
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Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate change can disrupt the balance of ecosystems and contribute to endangerment and extinction of some species. New research suggests ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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Of all the rivers in the world, the St. Lawrence River is undeniably one of the most challenging for mariners.
Archaeology
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Plants & Animals
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Oceanographers from Bangor University are calling for new research to be done into the environmental impact of turbulence caused by tidal flow past floating deep-water wind farms.
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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