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Cerf, with colleague Robert Kahn, created the protocols under which the Internet exchanges information from one computer network to another, leading to the development of the World Wide Web.

DEFINITION: Deliberate introduction or propagation of human-desired characteristics into populations of wild or domesticated species of microorganisms, fungi, plants, or animals

DEFINITION: Purposeful introduction of iron into the oceans on a large scale to encourage plankton blooms as a measure to decrease global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

The Red Sea is one of Earth's most dynamic and interesting geological features. Its location and continuing geological activity make it essential in the geological history and development of both Africa and Asia and an important source of information about geological processes and their impacts.

DEFINITION: Movements of chemical elements among parts of the earth, including the atmosphere, the earth’s crust, oceans, and living things