Environment
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Tech
Electronic paper turns a page
Changeable ink and battery-powered paper may make textbooks lighter and bring video newspapers into daily use.
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Environment
Toxic cleanups get a microbe boost
Certain soil bacteria can help clean up toxic waste.
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Environment
Will climate change depose monarchs?
If Mexico gets too wet, migrating monarch butterflies could lose their winter refuges.
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Environment
Plastic meals for seals
Pieces of discarded plastic can end up in the stomachs of seals.
By Emily Sohn -
Environment
Watching for wldfires in Yellowstone
Forest fires can cause considerable damage, yet entire ecosystems may depend on them for survival.
By Emily Sohn -
Environment
Swimming with sharks and stingrays
Marine reserves not only protect sharks, fish, and other sea creatures but also allow people to interact with them.
By Emily Sohn -
Environment
Less mixing can affect lake’s ecosystem
Warming a large lake can cut microorganism populations and disturb its food chain.
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Environment
Cliff snails and rock climbers
Rock climbers can accidentally wipe out communities of cliff snails.
By Emily Sohn