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Purple sea urchins have boomed off Northern California, destroying kelp forests that provide a crucial ecosystem. Steve Lonhart/NOAA MBNMS hide caption
In Hotter Climate, 'Zombie' Urchins Are Winning And Kelp Forests Are Losing
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Fulgurite: What A Lightning-Formed Rock May Have Contributed To Life On Earth
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Scientists have made new more accurate comparisons between types of atomic clocks. Jun Ye hide caption
Google is one of the companies investing in building quantum computers. Google hide caption
A Cultural Triumph: Microbiology Student Makes A Petri Dish Masterpiece
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab shows the orbital trajectory of the asteroid Apophis as it will pass by Earth in 2029. This week the space agency announced that the asteroid poses no risk of impact to Earth within the next century. Screenshot by NPR/JPLraw via YouTube hide caption
Lava flows down from the crater of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Tunggul Arum in the city of Turi near Yogyakarta early Saturday. Agung Supriyanto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption