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Nefertiti, the Johnson jumping spider hunting for flies inside her space flight habitat on board the International Space Station. Photo by NASA. Nefertiti, the courageous space spider who soared into low-Earth orbit on a Japanese HTV spacecraft, spent three…

Dec 05

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Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Problem

Scientists call ocean acidification "the other carbon problem." When the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it raises the pH of the water making it acidic. That shift makes sea animals' shell brittle, which makes a huge difference to…