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Entries for January 2019

Coney Island, NY, USA | January 11, 2019

New York Aquarium Welcomes Announcement of Manhattan Ferry Service to Coney Island

In today’s State of the City speech, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to expand the New York City’s ferry services, including a new ferry line from Manhattan to Coney Island, home of the New York Aquarium.

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New York, USA | January 08, 2019

Giant Singers From Neighboring Oceans Share Song Parts Over Time

Singing humpback whales from different ocean basins seem to be picking up musical ideas from afar, and incorporating these new phrases and themes into the latest song, according to a newly published study in Royal Society Open Science that’s helping scientists better understand how whales learn and change their musical compositions.

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Jakarta , Indonesia | January 07, 2019

Op-Ed: Molecular Tech Helps Fight Wildlife Crime

Over the past decade, portable technologies, including miniature sequencing and DNA detection tools, have been developed that have great potential in the fight against wildlife crime.

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