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Scientists find 56 new species in Papua New Guinea
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Jumping spiders, a tiny chirping frog and an elegant striped gecko are among 56 species believed new to science discovered during a Conservation International (CI) Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) expedition ...
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Greenpeace takes on tuna fishing
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Greenpeace says it confronted a U.S. tuna boat in the South Pacific this week as part of an effort to fight overfishing by commercial fishing fleets.
Pacific people spread from Taiwan
Jan 22, 2009 |
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New research into language evolution suggests most Pacific populations originated in Taiwan around 5,200 years ago.
Volcanic eruption takes toll on Galapagos wildlife
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A volcanic eruption over the weekend has taken a toll on the wildlife of the ecologically-fragile Galapagos Islands, causing the deaths of numerous fish and various sea lions, said officials on Thursday.
Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific
Oct 22, 2007 |
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An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii.
Massive quake moves NZealand closer to Australia
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has moved the south of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said Wednesday.
Genome scan shows Polynesians have little genetic relationship to Melanesians
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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The origins and current genetic relationships of Pacific Islanders have generated interest and controversy for many decades. Now, a new comprehensive genetic study of almost 1,000 individuals has revealed that Polynesians ...
TRMM sees some heavy rains in Neki as it heads toward Johnston Island
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has been flying over Tropical Storm Neki in the Central Pacific Ocean and providing scientists with an idea of how much rainfall Johnston Island ...
UN agency takes deadly storm names off list
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May 06, 2009 |
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The World Meteorological Organisation on Wednesday struck the names of four deadly 2008 hurricanes from storm list because of the carnage they caused.
Scientists discover a new Pacific iguana
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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A new iguana has been discovered in the central regions of Fiji. The colorful new species, named Brachylophus bulabula, joins only two other living Pacific iguana species, one of which is critically endangered. The scient ...
New clues in Easter Island hat mystery
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists has come one step closer to unravelling the mystery of how the famous statues dotting the landscape of a tiny Pacific island acquired their distinctive red hats.
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