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In September, the Arctic Ocean reached its minimum sea ice extent for the summer melt season, breaking all earlier historic records.
Since the observations made by English naturalist Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands, researchers have been interested in how physical barriers, such as isolation on a particular island, can lead to the formation of new species through the process of natural selection.
National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh announced today that he will step down from his current role at NSF at the end of March to accept an appointment as Carnegie Mellon University’s ninth president, effective July 1.
This month marked the end of the 112th Congress, which worked up to the last moment to pass legislation on New Year’s Day to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for families making less than $450k.
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), along with federal partners, held a Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference on January 21-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Two presentations remain in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl’s® (NOSB) Professional Development Webinar Series (PDWS).
A delegation of 17 middle and high school teachers from across Korea joined Deep Earth Academy staff at the National Science Teachers Association’s International Science Institute for three weeks of professional development training.
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program in January continued progress toward instrument procurements and infrastructure designs before deployment.
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