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12-17-2020

What Is a Giant Water Bug?

When one thinks of an insect, they usually don’t picture a six-legged animal diving and...

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05-01-2019

The Dirty Secret of Fleece: Microfibers and Plastic Pollution

Since outdoor clothing brand Patagonia introduced fleece in the early...

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Marine iguana with red coloration laying on the sand.t

04-17-2019

What do Marine Iguanas Eat?

One of the unique creatures Charles Darwin encountered on the...

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What is Rain

11-24-2018

What is Rain?

Rain is the primary source of most of the fresh...

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What is mist?

11-24-2018

What is Mist?

The occurrence of mist is simply a collection of small...

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What is clear ice?

11-24-2018

What is Clear Ice?

Clear ice is a natural weather event that occurs when air...

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What is Condensation?

11-24-2018

What is Condensation?

Condensation is the change of a substance from a gaseous...

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What is Hard Rime?

11-24-2018

What is Hard Rime?

Hard rime is a white colored ice caused by water...

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What is Arctic Haze?

11-24-2018

What is Arctic Haze?

Arctic haze is a phenomenon that occurs in the atmosphere...

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11-24-2018

What is Ocean Acidification?

Ocean acidification is the name that was given to the...

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11-24-2018

What is Acid Rain?

Acid rain is any form of precipitation that is unusually...

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The world’s largest river delta

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Today's Video of the Day from Queensland University of Technology describes a pumice raft that was formed after an underwater volcanic eruption near Tongo.

Pumice raft transports life across the ocean

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Today's Video of the Day from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) describes why male fringed-lipped bats often have a strong-smelling, crusty substance on their forearms.

Male bats have a secret mating weapon

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Gentoo penguins are four separate species

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The northern European region of Lapland

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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 ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies describes the genomic analysis used by scientists to investigate how corals on the Great Barrier Reef have survived challenges

Tracking down the genes that have helped the Great Barrier Reef survive

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Today's Video of the Day from the USGS describes a rift that is expanding across the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland.

Petermann Glacier may release another large iceberg

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The snowy landscape of Kiruna, Sweden

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Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how Landsat satellite data can be used to support wildlife conservation.

Landsat data will help protect the Yuma Ridgway’s rail

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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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Sea-level rise has increased by 30 percent since 1992

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The rise and fall of Yellowstone National Park

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Land use changes affect disease transmission

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Today's Video of the Day from the USGS describes a powerful derecho storm that devastated farm fields across Iowa in August.

Derecho storm destroys more than 6 million acres of crops

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Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency describes a goal of the ESA Discovery & Preparation program to maximize the benefits of monitoring Earth's surface from above.

Monitoring Earth’s surface from space

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Scientists discover billions of trees in unexpected places

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Global warming is turning the Arctic green

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Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the fascinating findings of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which recently completed its survey of the northern sky.

TESS has detected thousands of new worlds

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