Obama to designate the first-ever marine monument off the East Coast, in New England
President Obama will declare the first-ever marine monument off the East Coast, in New England. Paramuricea coral in Nygren Canyon which is 165 nautical miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass. (NOAA) President Obama will declare the first fully protected area in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, designating 4,913 square miles off the New England coastline as a new marine national monument. Obama’s previous marine conservation declarations have focused on some of the most remote waters under U...>> view originalWhat the 'sixth extinction' will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
Atlantic bluefin tuna are corralled by fishing nets during the opening of the season in 2011 for tuna fishing off the coast of Barbate, Cadiz province, southern Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) We mostly can’t see it around us, and too few of us seem to care — but nonetheless, scientists are increasingly convinced that the world is barreling towards what has been called a “sixth mass extinction” event. Simply put, species are going extinct at a rate that far exceeds what you would expect t..>> view originalBetter late than never: Scientists discover amazing tool-wielding ability of nearly extinct Hawaiian crows
Hawaiian crows, a species extinct in the wild, have demonstrated a remarkable skill that’s exceptionally rare in the animal kingdom: the ability to use tools.The discovery, described in Nature, means there are now two species of crow that are known to use tools — and there could be more. The other tool-wielding species, the New Caledonian crow found in the South Pacific, is famous for turning sticks into sharp pokers to probe for larvae hidden in trees.“Until our discovery, the New Caledonian ..>> view originalIs the moon contributing to earthquakes?
Scientists and conspiracy theorists alike have suspected that the moon may cause (or at least contribute to) earthquakes – and now they have data.A study, published Monday in Nature Geoscience by Satoshi Ide, a seismologist at the University of Tokyo, links extreme high tides with several recent high-magnitude earthquakes, suggesting that just as the moon’s gravitational pull moves the oceans, it can also put pressure on sensitive fault lines in the Earth’s crust."We find that very large earthq..>> view originalStar-mapping mission shows Milky Way to be larger than thought
A new sky map from Gaia reveals 400 million stars that have never been seen before. ESA/Gaia/DPAC Star-mapping mission shows Milky Way to be larger than thought By Govert SchillingSep. 14, 2016 , 10:00 AM The Milky Way has been mapped in greater detail than ever before. And a first quick look indicates that our home galaxy is larger in extent than scientists had thought before, says Gisella Clementini, an astronomer at the Astronomical Observatory of Bologna in Italy. Today, at the Eu..>> view originalIs climate change a military problem?
From time to time, tidal flooding soaks portions of the US Naval Academy grounds in Annapolis, Md., where service members have studied since its founding in 1845. As sea levels rise and extreme weather strikes more often due to climate change, however, flooding could affect the site so frequently that it becomes unusable by the end of the century.That warning is among many outlined in a report unveiled Wednesday by The Center for Climate & Security, with endorsements from retired US military of..>> view originalAn underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific
An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs since quitting his advertising job. In 2011 he cofounded the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, a collaboration between the University of Queensland and a number of research institutions, photographing underwater corals as they adapt to climate change. He captured the Great Barrier Reef during its latest—and most ..>> view originalChina set to launch second trial space station
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Tiangong 1 launched in 2011 China is set to launch a second experimental space station, as it looks to have a manned station by 2022, state media said.The Tiangong 2 is scheduled to launch just after 22:00 local time on Thursday from the Gobi desert. Next month two astronauts will go to the station to conduct research.Beijing has made space exploration a national priority and is the third country, after the Soviet..>> view originalX-Rays From Pluto, Charon's Weird Red Spot Examined In New Studies
It’s been over a year since NASA’s New Horizons flew by Pluto, snapping high-resolution photos of the dwarf planet and its largest moon Charon. In addition to showing the erstwhile planet in all its glory, the images also revealed several intriguing features on the surface of its largest moon, which, at half the diameter of Pluto, is the largest satellite relative to its parent in the Solar System.In the photos taken by the spacecraft during its flyby last July, two features stood out on Charon’..>> view original
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