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Iguanas Likely Crossed the Pacific

After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the chuckwallas in the American Southwest.

Science News · 3d

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

Iguanas Likely Crossed the Pacific Millions of Years Ago on a Record-Setting Rafting Trip

Scientists think that's how iguanas got to the Galapagos Islands off of Ecuador and between islands in the Caribbean. Initially they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a

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First earthquakes detected in Pacific Ocean using ultra-stable optical interferometry on undersea cables

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection ...

Kiribati eyes deep-sea mining deal with China

The International Seabed Authority is meeting in Jamaica to thrash out the rules for deep-sea extraction. Read more at ...

scmp.com2d

Another tiny Pacific nation courts China for deep-sea mining riches

dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ramping up efforts to court Pacific nations sitting on lucrative sea-floor deposits of ...

China Daily18h

Chinese satellites to enhance global early warning systems

China will launch three Fengyun geostationary meteorological satellites over the next two years to enhance global early ...

Anadolu Agency8d

Bodies found in salvaged Japanese navy helicopters that collided in 2024

Several bodies were found in the wreckage of two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) patrol helicopters recovered ...

New York Post4d

Peruvian fisherman lost for 95 days in Pacific Ocean is found alive

However, 10 days into his trip, the 61-year-old fisherman strayed off course due to bad weather, sending his boat drifting aimlessly into the vast Pacific Ocean. When Napa Castro did not return ...

Wilson Center7d

Southeast Asia Maritime Security and Indo-Pacific Strategic Competition

This policy brief explores the intersection between Indo-Pacific strategic competition and maritime security in Southeast ...

Nature3d

Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea

Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.

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