Overnight Evolution
By Sara Novak September 20, 2018Florida’s snail kites save themselves by stepping up their game
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science
What’s Killing the Monarchs? Our Roads.
By Sara Novak August 2, 201825 million butterflies a year are mashed by motorists
Known Unknowns: Scientists Count the Undiscovered Mammals
By Sara Novak July 16, 2018Spoiler: 303 species
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wildlife
Scientists Race to Kill Mosquitoes Before They Kill Us
By Sara Novak January 9, 2018Three-fourths of the U.S. is now at risk for Zika, West Nile, and other tropical diseases
The South’s Very Own Sea Monster
By Sara Novak October 11, 2017Atlantic sturgeon are nearly as old as the dinosaurs—and almost as rare
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Could Papayas Help Hawai'i Become Energy Independent?
By Sara Novak September 12, 2017Researchers are turning the tropical melon into fuel for biodiesel
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clean energy
Go Fly a Kite!
By Sara Novak June 6, 2017Scientists are using kites for data about superstorms, rising waters, and dunes
Researchers Set a Rainforest to Bake
By Sara Novak April 20, 2017Artificially heating a Puerto Rican rainforest gives clues to our future climate
Refugees Welcome Here
By Sara Novak April 2, 2017Small farm plots in Burlington, Vermont, help integrate new arrivals
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agriculture