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The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked
The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...
Sugars from the salty ocean are responsible for a large part of the ice nuclei over southern hemisphere
Current climate models have so far been unable to adequately reproduce the clouds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
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Rare Appearance of Two Novas at Once Illuminates the Southern Sky. Here’s How to Get a Chance to See It
The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking ...
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'An exceedingly rare event': See a pair of nova explosions shining in the southern sky this week.
Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...
Southern Ocean getting warmer and saltier, will 'change the way the planet works'
Because salt water draws up heat from the deep ocean and makes it harder for sea ice to regrow - as well as bringing up ...
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Southern Hemisphere Gull Seen in Wisconsin for the First Time, Drawing Tourists for a Rare Glimpse of the Out-of-Place Bird
The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery ...
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The Heartbreaking Reason Why Albatross Parents Abandon Chicks
Their huge wings allow them to glide on air currents while expending minimal energy, enabling them to spend long periods at sea. They feed on fish, squid, and krill, and can even drink salty seawater.