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How do you know if your fish is safe to eat? Food safety experts say a new technique can make screening fish for contaminants much faster. |
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The movie The Core offers a smidgen of science and a generous dose of science fiction. But it does make you wonder what the core of the earth is really like. |
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Ocean Fishing Ban (video) - March 27, 2003 |
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Should large areas of the ocean be off-limits to fishing? That’s the hope of one leading scientist writing in the journal Nature. |
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Scientists are wondering if West Nile virus mosquitoes may be racking up frequent flier miles. |
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Climate Change and Snow (video) - February 25, 2003 |
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What does a huge blizzard mean for the issue of climate change? When looking at the big picture, it doesn’t change anything. |
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Researchers studying the movement of water are now creating better ways to predict where and how tsunamis can affect us. |
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An imaginative scientist figured out how one tough shell is made, and how that might help us make strong new materials. |
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Fishing for Trouble (video) - February 13, 2003 |
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Both marine biologists and chefs are working together to give some fish a break. |
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Ice Mountain - February 07, 2003 |
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A group of scientific adventurers went on a mission to measure climate change in an effort to learn whether the Antarctic ice cap is shrinking or growing. |
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Sinking City (video) - December 19, 2002 |
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Low-lying, coastal cities around the world are in a battle with nature that threatens to wash them away. |
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Shifting Seas (video) - November 12, 2002 |
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Two studies—60 years apart—show that sea life is already dramatically changing along one spot in northern California. |
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Harry Potter’s Owl (video) - November 05, 2002 |
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Harry Potter is back, and along with him, a barrage of phone calls to nature groups from people who want an owl just like Harry’s. Problem is, owls make terrible pets. |
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Fallout Fears (video) - October 30, 2002 |
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Should we be worried about nuclear fallout reaching the U.S. if a war broke out overseas. |
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Genetically engineered animals may soon be what’s for dinner. But the government still has some safety questions first. |
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Hurricane Heralds (video) - August 16, 2002 |
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New technology is helping scientists understand and forecast hurricanes like never before. |
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Andrew + 10 (video) - August 16, 2002 |
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Ten years after the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, this hurricane season looks mroe foreboding than the season of Andrew. |
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A Glow in the Deep (video) - August 09, 2002 |
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Naval divers have found corals emitting a strange glow, and studying them could one day keep ships and subs safe from harm’s way. |
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Lawn Gone (video) - July 26, 2002 |
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Replacing your lawn with seldom-used native grasses can help keep your carpet green even in a season of drought. |
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Mad Deer Disease (video) - July 19, 2002 |
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Experts say mass-killing may be the only way to stop a deadly brain disease affecting deer and elk. |
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Hurricane Spotter (video) - June 28, 2002 |
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A new eye in the sky can help predict hurricanes up to four days in advance. |
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Catnip for Bugs (video) - May 31, 2002 |
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Scientists searching for safer insect repellents are finding a lot of promise in something most of us consider a cat’s toy. |
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Fish Out of Water (video) - May 24, 2002 |
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With estimates of a global temperature increase of between 3 and 10 degrees over the next century, many people are simply planning to turn up the air conditioner. But what if you’re a fish? |
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Woodland Lab - May 17, 2002 |
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One large, often natural source of carbon dioxide is forest fires. |
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Wildfire Warning - May 03, 2002 |
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It’s only May, but near-record dry conditions are raising concern among forest fire officials, who are warning that this summer’s fire season could be another bad one. |
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Christmas Tree Blight (video) - December 13, 2001 |
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One of the most popular kinds of christmas tree is being threatened in its natural environment. |
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