New research tracks history of manatees across Earth's oceans
Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as "sea cows" but a simple internet search might return the more playful moniker "floaty potatoes."
Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as "sea cows" but a simple internet search might return the more playful moniker "floaty potatoes."
Evolution
Aug 25, 2022
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(Phys.org) —Waves breaking over sandy beaches are captured in countless tourist photos. But enormous waves breaking deep in the ocean are seldom seen, although they play a crucial role in long-term climate cycles.
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2013
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NASA satellites have been monitoring Tropical Cyclone Evan and providing data to forecasters who expected the storm to intensify. On Dec. 13, Evan had grown from a tropical storm into a cyclone as NASA satellites observed ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2012
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The recent failure of the proposed Kermadec ocean sanctuary is a striking reminder of the need for leadership around New Zealand's ocean policies.
Environment
Jul 26, 2023
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The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of Tropical Cyclone Donna when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at Donna that showed ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2017
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An El Nino event that could disrupt global weather is likely by the end of what has already been a hot year, the UN said Monday.
Environment
Sep 10, 2018
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That dead NASA satellite fell into what might be the ideal spot - part of the south Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2011
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A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to a study published March 8, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Environment
Mar 8, 2023
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An international team led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected aerosols from the Hunga Tonga eruption in the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric westerlies ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2023
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A group of 19 scientists from five research organizations have conducted the broadest field study of ocean acidification to date using sensors developed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.
Environment
Dec 22, 2011
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