Obama Makes Hawaii Marine Reserve World's Largest and other top stories.

• Obama Makes Hawaii Marine Reserve World's Largest

  

  By Carolyn Whetzel Aug. 26 — President Barack Obama Aug. 26 quadrupled the size of a marine reserve off the coast of Hawaii, establishing the world's largest marine protected area. The expansion adds 442,781 square miles to the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, located in the waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, an area nearly four times as large as California. “President Obama has created a safe zone that will replenish stocks of tuna, promote ..

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• Why The Discovery Of The Milky Way's 'Dark Twin' Is Such A Big Deal

  

  Astronomers have discovered a vast galaxy made up almost entirely of dark matter, an unexpected find that could bring us one step closer to understanding what the mysterious stuff is all about. Dubbed Dragonfly 44, the collection of stars lies about 330 million light-years from Earth in a group of galaxies known as the Coma cluster. It’s about the size of our own Milky Way galaxy but much, much fainter. It contains only about 1 billion stars, which is roughly 1 percent the number of stars in our..

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• Mars simulation crew 'return to Earth' after 365 days in isolation

  

  Story highlightsSix crew members spent 365 days in a Mars simulation in HawaiiThe experiment was intended to study the effects of isolation Six scientists spent 365 days in a geodesic dome set in a Mars-like environment 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level. The simulated habitat was located on the slopes of Mauna Loa, a volcano in Hawaii.The experiment, the longest of its type ever conducted, was designed to test crew cohesion and performance in isolation. It forms an important part of any ..

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• Should Hawaii Ban Swimming With The Dolphins??

  

  The National Marine Fisheries are hoping to have the state of Hawaii consider banning swimming with wild dolphins tourist attractions. The group feels it has been dangerous to the dolphins’ safety and negatively impacts their environment and social behaviors. Agreed, but can we also ban tourists from swimming on the beaches?? Locals only, haole!! Read more at mashable. Related Items

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