How did iguanas get to Fiji? Chances are, they floated nearly 5,000 miles on vegetation rafts
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
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Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...
First earthquakes detected in Pacific Ocean using ultra-stable optical interferometry on undersea cables
NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection ...
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‘Great whale conveyor belt’ nourishes the ocean
Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...
How circulation patterns of surface currents could help clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...
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Seal ‘oceanographers’ reveal fish abundance in Pacific Ocean’s twilight zone
Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...
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Iguanas “Rafted” 8,000 Kilometers From North America To Fiji – A Record For Land Vertebrates
The arrival of iguanas in the South Pacific can only be explained, a team of biologists have argued, if they caught a lift on ...
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
But new research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000-mile odyssey on a raft of floating ...