Explore the diverse landscapes and wildlife of the Namib Desert, Namibia

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Learn about the element of indeterminacy in Niels Bohr's interpretation of quantum mechanics and about Albert Einstein's objections to indeterminacy.

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After surveying only a tiny fraction of a deep-sea trench at the bottom of the Diamantina Fracture Zone, a Chinese-led team of researchers counted the remains of 476 individual whales spanning a variety of species.

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Learn about phytoplankton, plantlike types of microscopic algae that live suspended in bodies of water such as oceans. The term phytoplankton comes from the Greek words phyton (“plant”) and planktos (“wandering”). Examples of planktonic algae include diatoms and dinoflagellates.

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Learn about the Australopithecus genus.

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Meerkats evading a mother jackal that is searching for food for her cubs.

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The web-footed gecko, or palmatogecko (Pachydactylus rangei), of the Namib desert, Africa, uses dew drops it collects on its lidless eyes to survive in the heat.

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Overview of the brown hyena.