Many of the ocean's most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are examples. Scientists have ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base of polar deposits on Mars.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where teams will begin final preparations for the spacecraft's launch in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 21, 2022
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Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean that affects the climate of much of the tropics and subtropics. This natural phenomenon ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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Upper ocean heating in the equatorial Pacific—a key oceanographic region in Earth's climate system—is likely to make the East Asian monsoon season wetter, according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher.
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2022
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Marine heatwaves are extreme rises in ocean temperature over an extended period of time. Their magnitude and frequency have harmful impacts on marine ecosystems, threaten marine biodiversity and negatively impact fisheries, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2022
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As Las Vegas and other Southwestern cities look for ways to reduce water use during a historic drought, the removal of grass lawns and other areas of "nonfunctional turf" has been recommended by the Southern Nevada Water ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2022
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The world's oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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It's not just the land that is groaning under the heat—the ocean is also suffering from heatwaves. In the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian and Spanish coasts, for example, water temperatures are currently up to 5 °C ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2022
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Saildrones, so-called "robot surfboards," will be guided into hurricanes in the Atlantic for the second straight year, with the goal of improving storm forecasts.
Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2022
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