March/April 2011

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California redwoods
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Standing Tall

California's massive, ancient redwoods have dealt with climate change before. But this time they might need our help.

By Edward Humes

March 1, 2011

LEAF-ROLLING WEEVIL (NEOCOENORRHINUS AEQUATUS): The beetle uses its long legs and longer snout to partly cut a leaf and roll it into a fat cigar, then lays an egg in the middle. While this species is attached to a common plant, its relatives, which feed o
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Endangered? Who Cares?

They suck blood, spread disease, eat their mates, and inspire great horror films. But insects need protection—maybe even a little love.

By Richard Jones

March 6, 2011

Andrew holds two tuna fish in Samoa. | Courtesy of the Travel Channel
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Andrew Zimmern: Interview With a Bug-Eater

The host of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods roams the planet to taste dung beetles, tarantulas, and scorpions.

By Kira Stackhouse

March 22, 2011

Roy Scranton and Maurice Decaul
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In Country

Everyone who goes to war comes home transformed. Two young veterans write about adventures that helped them figure out what changed.

By Roy Scranton and Maurice Decaul

March 1, 2011

Each bite of this bucket at Wyoming's Black Thunder mine holds 170 cubic yards of coal.
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Digging a Hole for China

Mining companies want to export U.S. coal to China. But first they have to go through Longview.

By Peter Frick-Wright

March 1, 2011