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Environment
Planting seeds for better plastic
Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.
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Environment
Underwater racket
The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents.
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Environment
Gulf oil finds many paths
Questions, and lots of oil, remain months after Gulf disaster.
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Life
The algae invasion
One of the world's simplest organisms is also one of the hardest to classify.
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Climate
Explainer: Global warming and the greenhouse effect
Like the glass-walled greenhouses used to grow out-of-season plants, certain gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s energy near the planet’s surface. This keeps Earth warm enough for life to flourish.