Earth Science Week Oct 9, 2022

Earth Science Week

Hundreds of shades of blue are marbled together in this cool shot. No, it"s not a work of modern art, it"s right off the brush of nature. This is a satellite photo of phytoplankton blooming near Alaska as the cool, salty Chukchi Sea mingles with warmer, fresher water closer to shore.

© Norman Kuring/Kathryn Hansen/U.S. Geological Survey/NASA

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Today in History

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May 3, 2020World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Feb 18, 2024World Whale Day
Apr 9, 2025Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Jan 26, 2021It s Australia Day
Apr 6, 2019Make way for robots
Mar 13, 2022Daylight saving time
Oct 12, 2023Farmers Day
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Jun 24, 2020Midsummer in Sweden
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Mar 15, 2023Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
Feb 15, 2021Presidents hear the echo of history
Jan 27, 2021A dramatic view of Sicily
Feb 1, 2020Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
Feb 8, 2021A hero for the 21st century
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Jun 12, 2020Big sky at Big Bend
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