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Whale sharks may be the world’s largest omnivores
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Western wildfire smoke poses health risks from coast to coast
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Western wildfire smoke poses health risks from coast to coast
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Megan Sever
August 18, 2022
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Wildfire smoke seems to pose its biggest health risk to kids
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Megan Sever
August 18, 2022
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Whale sharks may be the world’s largest omnivores
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Freda Kreier
August 17, 2022
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Asa Stahl
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Liz Kruesi
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Engineers put a dead spider to work — as a robot
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Asa Stahl
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How a Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut
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Emily Sohn
January 28, 2005
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Emily Sohn
July 8, 2004
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Plants travel wind highways
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Emily Sohn
May 23, 2004
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New gene fights potato blight
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July 20, 2003
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City trees beat country trees
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July 13, 2003
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Slower growth, greater warmth
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June 29, 2003
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Tracking the sun Improves plant pollen
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Emily Sohn
June 23, 2003
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