The Ultimate Castaways: How Iguanas Survived a 5,000-Mile Ocean Voyage
Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
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Coast Guard offloads over $517.5 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Eastern Pacific Ocean
MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than ...
Indian Ocean: Stakes, challenges, and the way forward
The Indo-Pacific region extending from Kilimanjaro to Hollywood became the buzzword. It remained so until the combined effect ...
What Are The Seven Continents In The World? Know Interesting Facts About Them
The Earth has seven continents that were once part of Pangaea, with Asia being the largest, Australia the smallest, and ...
Powerful New Zealand earthquake sees South Island residents warned to stay away from coast
People in New Zealand were advised to stay away from the shore after an earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 struck off the ...
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Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji
The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely ...
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‘Fragile’ deep-sea creature — with 20 tentacles — discovered as new species in Pacific
Far below the surface of the South China Sea, a creature with “glass ... During four surveys in the western Pacific from 2013 ...
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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 ...
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Three tropical cyclones are spinning in a row in the South Pacific
Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare ... as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South ...
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes New Zealand's South Island
A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.
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Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
The Agulhas Current flows south along the western side of ... The Kuroshio Current that runs on the west side of the Pacific Ocean and along the east side of Japan has recently been associated ...