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Scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples

Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, NY Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived Scientists demonstrate harmless, economical new way to log

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Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare ‘Anthropocene Epoch’

Carnegie Science – Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC Humans: The greatest contributor to diversity of minerals since oxygen; Officially recognized minerals, formed by nature: More than 5,000;

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Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents

Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Mysterious purple orb — likened to a disco ball — may prove to be a new-to-science

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Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance master

Human Evolution, Italy 5-MAY-2016 The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity’s most extraordinary figures A team of eminent

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For a special Valentine? Beyond diamonds and gems: The world’s rarest minerals

American Mineralogist 12 Feb 2016 What do 2,500+ obscure, isolated mineral species reveal about Earth? Nevadaite, a category 1 and 2 rarity — formed from

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Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogen

Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells, helps explain expansive chemical-eating microbial

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Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in Earth

Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life

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Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific

Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app lets public follow tagged animals

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Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes

Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Smithsonian Institution 27-Nov-2011 Global ‘barcode blitz’ accelerates; 450 experts converge on Adelaide Nov. 28-Dec. 3 The newfound scientific power

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Redesigned and vastly expanded, Encyclopedia of Life Version 2 offers information on 1/3rd of known species

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 5 September 2011 Glasswing butterfly - Credit- Kibuyu Landmark global online collaboration now offers trusted information on

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How many species on Earth? 8.7 million

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 23 Aug 2011 Eight million, seven hundred thousand species (give or take 1.3 million). That is a new, estimated

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Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students

Rockefeller University, New York 20 Jul 11 L-R: Grace Young, Catherine Gamble, Rohan Kirpekar Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided

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Teeming with life, Pacific’s California current likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain

Census of Marine Life, Washington DC / Tagging of Pacific Palagics project, Pacific Grove, CA 22 June 2011 Decade of electronic tagging, tracking of 23 top

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Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon

Rockefeller University, New York / University of Helsinki 06 Jun 11 Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, US and European

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Speed installation of system to monitor vital signs of global ocean, scientists urge

Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Plymouth, UK 1-Oct-2010 ‘It is past time to get serious about measuring what’s happening to the seas around

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First Census Shows Life in Planet Ocean is Richer, More Connected, More Altered than Expected

Census of Marine Life Washington DC, USA 4-Oct-2010 Culminating a 10-year exploration, 2,700 scientists from 80 nations report first Census of Marine Life, revealing what,

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Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areas

Census of Marine Life Washington, DC 2-Aug-2010 Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity’s most ancient questions — “what lives

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Explorers Inventory Hard-to-See Sea Life: Tiny but Mighty Microbes, Plankton, Larvae, Burrowers — Keys to Earth’s Food and Respiratory Systems

Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-Apr-2010 Microbial mat the size of Greece found on oxygen-starved South American seafloor; Scientists puzzle out Neptune’s riotous diversity

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Student sleuths exploring with DNA barcodes reveal zoo of 95 species in typical NYC homes – find a mystery cockroach and new evidence of food fraud

Rockefeller University New York City 28-Dec-2009 Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished

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Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss

22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an

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DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more

Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 6-Nov-2009 The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA “barcoding” is

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Cool new tools let public contribute to massive interactive online biodiversity encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded

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