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Aerial view of Palisades fire at 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time on January 7, 2025, soon after it ignited Aerial view of the Palisades fire at 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time on January 7, 2025, soon after it ignited. The image was acquired by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang.
Pale krill against a black background. Krill (Thysanoessa inermis). Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
A gray whale and her calft migrate north along the California coast A gray whale and her calf migrate north along the California coast on their way to summer feeding grounds in the Arctic. Scientists are using an unmanned aerial vehicle to produce very precise overhead images of gray whales, then analyzing the images to understand how environmental conditions affect the health of adult females and ultimately the reproductive success of the population. Credit: NOAA
Vessel deck with gloved hands holding a 25mm opilio crab upside down while using a syringe to collect samples from the shoulder joint. Small sample baskets are in the background on a gray table. Erin Fedawa collects snow crab hemolymph samples during the 2023 Eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey to monitor for bitter crab disease. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Flower Garden Banks Reef Scene A Spanish hogfish (left) and yellowtail damselfish (right) peek out from a reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Emma Hickerson/NOAA
A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

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