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Mysterious Monument Found Beneath the Sea of Galilee
June 10, 2013 Scientists have discovered a mysterious monument beneath the waves of the Sea of Galilee. The site resembles early burial sites in Europe and was likely built in the early Bronze ... > full story -
Amazon Forest Fire Risk to Increase in 2013
June 7, 2013 University and NASA researchers predict that the severity of the 2013 fire season will be considerably higher than in 2011 and 2012 for many Amazon forests in the Southern Hemisphere. The outlook is ... > full story -
Stranded Orcas Hold Critical Clues for Scientists
June 7, 2013 The development of a standardized killer-whale necropsy system has boosted the complete data from killer-whale strandings from two percent to about 33 percent, according to a recent ... > full story -
Scientists Confirm Theory Regarding the Origins of the Sucking Disc of Remora Fish
June 6, 2013 Remora fish, with a sucking disc on their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to boat hulls and were once thought to purposely slow the boat down. While that is a ... > full story -
Gannets Don't Eat Off Each Other's Plates
June 6, 2013 Colonies of gannets maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies, scientists have ... > full story -
Predicting the Future of Coral Reefs in a Changing World
June 6, 2013 Scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons, which form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world's oceans. They identified ... > full story -
Where Trash Accumulates in the Deep Sea
June 5, 2013 Surprisingly large amounts of discarded trash end up in the ocean. Plastic bags, aluminum cans, and fishing debris not only clutter our beaches, but accumulate in open-ocean areas such as the "Great ... > full story -
A Lucky Catch: A Tiny New Fish, Haptoclinus Dropi, from the Southern Caribbean
June 5, 2013 A lucky catch, a new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered as a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project. The new, beautifully colored Haptoclinus dropi is ... > full story -
Human Deforestation Outweighs Climate Change for Coral Reefs
June 5, 2013 Better land use is the key to preventing further damage to the world's coral reefs, according to new research. The study has important implications for Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The study ... > full story -
Tiny Airplanes and Subs Could Be Next Hurricane Hunters
June 4, 2013 Scientists envision a day when unmanned vehicles will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the ... > full story
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