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05-11-2021

What Do We Know About Possible Earth-Like Planets?

There are billions of planets out there in our galaxy, the milky way, and beyond....

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deep sea fish

01-27-2021

Seven Surprising Secrets of the Deepest Sea Creatures

Beneath the surface of the ocean is a vast and...

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Arothron meleagris -- Whitespotted pufferfish

11-02-2020

Where Do Pufferfish Live?

Pufferfish are one of the most recognizable fish around the...

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jellyfish

10-10-2020

How Much Of The Ocean Have We Discovered?

The vastness of the ocean is hard to fathom. Over...

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[Image via Pixabay from Mariamichelle]

10-10-2020

Ocean Floor Features You Should Know About

The overwhelming majority of our Earth’s surface - 71% -...

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beluga whales

09-09-2020

What Is a Beluga Whale?

Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are known for the stark white...

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06-11-2020

How Does Desalination Work?

Earth is a watery planet. Roughly 71% of the surface...

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4 dolphins swimming together near a reef

11-09-2019

Are Dolphins Smart? How Are Dolphins Intelligent?

We humans tend to arrogantly assume our intelligence is leaps...

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An old drawing of a cross section of the Atlantic ocean.

09-03-2019

What Does the Bottom of the Ocean Look Like?

Not many people can say first-hand what the bottom of...

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resources, trees, forests, windmills

08-10-2019

What Are Natural Resources and How Do We Use Them?

Look below, we live on that tiny little bit of...

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Swai fish in a tank

07-02-2019

What Is a Swai Fish?

A relative of the catfish, the swai fish has become...

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A picture below the surface of the ocean

06-25-2019

What Is the Hadal Zone?

To help answer the question, what is the hadal zone?...

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A killer whale hunting a Weddell seal on an ice floe near Rothera Station, along the Antarctic Peninsula.

06-18-2019

What Do Sea Mammals Eat?

The first legged fish began to leave the prehistoric ocean...

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Satellites help keep people safe from algae blooms

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Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features a satellite view of the Amazon River in the rainforest of South America.

The Amazon River in South America

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Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features Valentine Island off the coast of western Australia.

Valentine Island in western Australia

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Today's Video of the Day from Queensland University of Technology describes how pumice helped solve the mystery of what killed millions of shearwater birds in 2013.

Pumice solved the mysterious deaths of seabirds

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Today's Video of the Day from UC San Diego describes how pelicans seem to effortlessly glide along the crests of ocean waves close to shore.

Pelicans use wind from ocean waves to save energy

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The northern European region of Lapland

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Rice roots use a spiraling strategy to become established

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Today's Video of the Day from the NASA Earth Observatory features the northern lights over Canada captured by astronauts on September 28, 2017.

Astronauts share stunning views of the northern lights

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Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard reveals the surprising influence that humans have on Earth's freshwater resources.

Human impact on Earth’s freshwater resources revealed

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How land subsidence contributes to sea level rise

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The Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh

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Today's Video of the Day from the Queensland University of Technology describes how climate change may impact the jaguar, the dominant predator of Central and South America.

Jaguars will soon be severely threatened

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Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean

The Galápagos Islands from space

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Saki monkeys benefit from screen time

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The world’s largest river delta

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Indian Ocean tsunami reshaped the coast of Sumatra

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Lobster shells have inspired stronger concrete

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