Removing a blood sample from a shortnose sturgeon to determine a colorimetric technique for revealing sex and establish contaminant levels.
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Removing a blood sample from a shortnose sturgeon to determine a colorimetric technique for revealing sex and establish contaminant levels.
Researchers set up radar equipment at dusk near Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Wisconsin.
Researchers set up radar equipment at dusk near Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in east-central Wisconsin.
Rare platinum nugget NMNH 73738 from the National Mineral Collection. Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution. PGEs are essential for manufacturing computers, TVs, cell phones, and other portable electronic devices. They are found in hard drives, circuitry, and automobiles.
Rare platinum nugget NMNH 73738 from the National Mineral Collection. Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution. PGEs are essential for manufacturing computers, TVs, cell phones, and other portable electronic devices. They are found in hard drives, circuitry, and automobiles.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosHeavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps.
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the Comoros
Earthquake and Landslides in the Union of the ComorosHeavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps.
Oil well and a looming storm.
Brine pit in Sheridan County, Montana.
Brine pit in Sheridan County, Montana.
Marc Blouin, NBS Research Biologist, uses an electrofishing boat to obtain information on fish populations in the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
Marc Blouin, NBS Research Biologist, uses an electrofishing boat to obtain information on fish populations in the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
Biologists inspect fish catch from trawl net.
Biologists inspect fish catch from trawl net.
Comparison of satellite images of Mendenhall Glacier (Left - Landsat 5, Aug. 17, 1984; Right - Landsat 8, May 16, 2014).
Comparison of satellite images of Mendenhall Glacier (Left - Landsat 5, Aug. 17, 1984; Right - Landsat 8, May 16, 2014).
From the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, No. 2011DENPH0239, folder 3, Field Surveys - Antarctica. It was taken during the U. S. Geological Survey Byrd Land Survey Traverse, United States Antarctic Research Program, 1966-67.
From the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, No. 2011DENPH0239, folder 3, Field Surveys - Antarctica. It was taken during the U. S. Geological Survey Byrd Land Survey Traverse, United States Antarctic Research Program, 1966-67.
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
A threatened Louisiana black bear and her cubs up in a tree.
A threatened Louisiana black bear and her cubs up in a tree.