
The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) Finds Hope at Palmyra Atoll
The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) Finds Hope at Palmyra Atoll. Located 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, the atoll is the only fully protected habitat for birds in the equatorial Pacific.

The Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) Finds Hope at Palmyra Atoll. Located 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, the atoll is the only fully protected habitat for birds in the equatorial Pacific.

For apparently the first time ever, the Curiosity rover on Mars has been spotted mid-drive from orbit, a speck of human presence on the otherwise barren landscape.

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