On June 15, 2020, a citizen scientist spotted a never-before-seen comet in data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO — the 4,000th comet discovery in the spacecraft’s 25-year history.
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Uncovering Hidden Flow Patterns in Coastal Waters Likely Leads to Faster Disaster Response
Each year, the U.S. Coast Guard performs thousands of search and rescue missions at sea.
A Sugar Hit to Help Destroy Cancer Cells
Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar – namely glucose – to fuel cell proliferation and growth.
Knock-Knock. Who’s There? How Coral Let Symbiotic Algae In
New work from a team of Carnegie cell, genomic and developmental biologists solves a longstanding marine science mystery that could aid coral conservation.
Fish Evolution In Action: Land Fish Forced To Adapt After Leap Out Of Water
A diverse diet and flexible behaviour may have empowered blenny fish to make a dramatic transition out of the water – but once on land, they have been forced to become specialised, a new study led by UNSW shows.
Antarctic Sea Ice Loss Explained in New Study
Scientists have discovered that summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometres – an area twice the size of Spain – in the last five years, with implications for the marine ecosystem.
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