Environment

  1. Environment

    Food web woes

    If sharks disappeared from the oceans, rays might thrive, but shellfish would probably suffer.

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  2. Environment

    Hazy with a chance of sunshine

    Air pollution may reduce rainfall.

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  3. Environment

    Life under ice

    Researchers unexpectedly find a community of sea creatures in the ocean beneath an ice shelf.

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  4. Environment

    Shrimpy invaders

    A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.

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  5. Environment

    Earth-friendly fabrics

    Shirts made from bamboo, socks made from corn, and jackets made from chicken feathers may be in your fashion future.

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  6. Environment

    To catch a dragonfly

    Dragonflies are giving researchers new ways to think about relationships among animals.

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  7. Climate

    Hot summers, wild fires

    Rising temperatures and earlier snowmelts in the western United States have intensified forest fires.

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  8. Environment

    Pollution detective

    A science fair project tackles contaminated drinking water and mosquito growth.

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  9. Plants

    Pumping up poison ivy

    Boosting carbon dioxide levels makes poison ivy grow faster and become more toxic.

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  10. Environment

    Bald eagles forever

    The U.S. bald eagle population is on the rise.

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  11. Environment

    Coral gardens

    An expedition to an undersea mountain reveals large corals, brilliant sponges, and other strange sea creatures.

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  12. Environment

    Plant gas

    Trees, grasses, and other plants may produce the greenhouse gas methane.

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