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California Porpoises Rebound in a Big Way Following Ban on Indiscriminate Fishing Nets

[ad_1] After decades of use, gillnets and the fishing strategies that employ them have been banned by California law, providing a sanctuary blessing for seabirds, sharks and the secret porpoise. The years between 1987 and 2002 saw many gillnet bans in California coastal counties, where previously dead marine animals were found on beaches entangled in…

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Space Station Captures Footage of Blue Lightning Bursting Toward Space

[ad_1] A meteorological observatory on the International Space Station has recorded a series of surprising interactions between lightning and the different layers of the planet’s atmosphere. ESA / Daniel Schmelling “Elves”, “Blue Jets” and “Sprites” do not immediately pique interest in astro-meteorology, but these three different dazzling light discharges are what you see above storm…