NEW SPECIES OF ONTOCETUS (PINNIPEDIA: ODOBENIDAE) FROM THE LOWER PLEISTOCENE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC SHOWS SIMILAR FEEDING ADAPTATION INDEPENDENT TO THE EXTANT WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS)

Ontocetus is one of the most notable extinct odobenines owing to its global distribution in the Northern Hemisphere.Originating in the Late Miocene of the western North Pacific, this lineage quickly spread to the Atlantic Ocean during the Pliocene, with notable occurrences in England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Morocco and the eastern seaboard of th

The airborne AirSWOT instrument suite, consisting of an interferometric Ka-band synthetic aperture radar and color-infrared (CIR) camera, was deployed to northern North America in July and August 2017 as part of the NASA Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE).We present validated, open (i.e., vegetation-free) surface water masks produced fr

Attitudes and habits are extremely resistant to change, but a disruption of the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic has the Seasonal X-mas potential to bring long-term, massive societal changes.During the pandemic, people are being compelled to experience new ways of interacting, working, learning, shopping, traveling, and eating meals.Going forward