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Another Giant Step?
Data-gathering probes, left behind on the moon in 1971, yield valuable insights into the terrestrial climate system.
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Biologists Dig Deeper
Canada's new Biotron superlab contains miniature chunks of the natural world that will help us predict the impact of climate change on living organisms.
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Cowboys and Indians
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, Marv Kammerer has persuaded ranchers and Indian tribes to bury old enmities and join forces to save the land that both groups love.
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Dying for a Manicure?
According to the EPA, chemicals commonly used in nail-care products can cause health problems including asthma, cancer, and liver damage.
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Far From Nirvana
New York City's Amitabha Buddhists are facing fines for releasing Chinatown amphibians into New Jersey's Passaic River, to save them from the dinner table.
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Knitting in a Winter Wonderland
Multimedia artist Abigail Doan, who describes herself as an "environmental tinker," creates tactile maps and floating topographies.
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No Child Left Inside
The No Child Left Inside bill would authorize $500 million for environmental and outdoor education programs, teacher training, and curriculum development.
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Peace in the Garden
An "intercultural garden" in Kassel, Germany, is run entirely by women from Morocco, Afghanistan, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia.
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Q & A: Selling Points
Green this, green that. Have our biggest corporations seen the light? Green marketing guru Joel Makower thinks their conversion may actually be for real.
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Sneezes Can Be Fatal
Recent outbreaks of SARS, Ebola, and avian flu have all fanned anxiety about zoonotic diseases -- those that can move from animals to humans. But humans are not the only ones at risk.
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