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In this image from the NASA Aqua satellite, a swirling phytoplankton bloom becomes visible from space when warm waters from the Kuroshio Current collide with the frigid waters of the Oyashio Current off the eastern coast of Japan.

Probing the Black Current

Satellites and ocean bottom instruments tell similar stories.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Beijing’s traffic volume leads to high levels of pollution, as well as difficulty navigating clogged streets.

Pollution Trials for the Beijing Olympics

Satellites reveal that traffic restrictions successfully reduced atmospheric nitric oxide by 40 percent.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Invasive tamarisk trees like this one continue to gain footholds in the West, changing habitats and pushing out native species.

Pinpointing an Invasive Plant's Next Move

Vegetation data helps researchers and resource managers develop a new approach to stopping species invasions.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Long-spined sea urchins nest on a depleted kelp bed off the coast of eastern Tasmania.

Pedestrians of Eddy Avenue

Rotating blobs of ocean water may be key to sustaining fisheries.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Photograph of people crossing a crosswalk at night

Paving a New Lifestyle

As rapid urbanization transforms India's landscape, doctors face a new set of challenges in protecting public health.

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Dec. 28, 2020

A National Guard member opens a portable military water tank

Out of Africa

Researchers revise the story behind Puerto Rico’s 2015 drought.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Resource manager Rafael Manzanero stands atop the great temple at Caracol Archaeological Reserve, located inside the Chiquibul National Park. (Photograph by J. Houston courtesy Rare)

Orbiting Watchtowers

Forest managers keep an eye on resources in near real-time.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Contrails, or condensation trails, form when water vapor from airline exhaust condenses and freezes, forming clouds made of ice crystals.

On the Trail of Contrails

Clouds from aircraft exhaust can blanket the sky.

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Dec. 28, 2020

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