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SCIENCE June 19, 2021

Earth's atmosphere trapping 'unprecedented' amount of heat: NASA, NOAA report

Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have determined in new research that the Earth's atmosphere has been trapping an "unprecedented" amount of heat, with the planet's energy imbalance approximately doubling from 2005 to 2019. 

NATURAL SCIENCE June 19, 2021

Shark sightings, detections increase near East Coast as summer unfolds

Sharks are out in full force off the East Coast and around the Sunshine State just as beachgoers return to Atlantic waters this summer.

Florida June 18, 2021

Florida red tide prompts cleanup of dead fish from Gulf Coast beaches: reports

Scores of dead fish were being cleaned up from beaches in Pinellas County, Florida, this week, the result of "red tide" conditions in the area, according to a report.

SCIENCE June 10, 2021

National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as fifth ocean

For the first time since beginning to make maps more than a century ago, the National Geographic Society said it would recognize the Southern Ocean as the world's fifth ocean.

SCIENCE June 5, 2021

90% of sharks mysteriously wiped out nearly 20 million years ago: researchers

An extinction event about 19 million years ago decimated shark populations by up to 90%, researchers say. 

SCIENCE June 5, 2021

NASA administrator details missions to moon, Mars, Venus and the agency's efforts on Earth

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has cosmically grand plans for the agency, including a trip to Venus, an advanced look at the Earth using new three-dimensional technology and landing humans on Mars.

SCIENCE June 3, 2021

Shrinking giants: North Atlantic right whales getting tinier

One of the giants of the deep is shrinking before our eyes, a new study says.

US June 3, 2021

Hurricanes to threaten more than 32 million U.S. homes

Hurricanes are expected to threaten more than 32 million homes across the coastal United States this year.

SCIENCE June 2, 2021

Massachusetts' Cape Cod great white shark detections on the rise

The population of Atlantic great white sharks has reportedly expanded along Massachusetts' Cape Cod peninsula, with detections on the rise.

SCIENCE June 2, 2021

Sightings of 'juvenile' great white sharks increase off California coastline

As the population of great white sharks has increased along the California coastline, residents are reporting sightings of "juvenile" sharks near popular beaches.

Oceans June 2, 2021

Hurricane season: How NASA tracks the dangerous storms

With an "above-normal" Atlantic Hurricane Season underway, researchers at NASA have partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other organizations to provide critical forecast data that could potentially save lives.