By Jenna Beam If I had to pick a theme for the coronavirus lockdown, it would be a close race […]
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Animals Speak with Accents, Too!
By Emma Goldberg Everyone, young and old, loves Disney movies. And have you ever noticed that some of the most […]
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What Makes a Flower Perfect?
By Lane Scher Yesterday, as I was tending to my garden and admiring the young squash developing on the vine […]
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Aspergillus: the Not-So-Fun Fungi
By Jenna Beam The microbiome is a complex network of microbes living in and on your body. This group of […]
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Keystone Species: Holding the Ecosystem Together
By Whitney Bell Keystone species are like the keystone in a stone archway. The keystone in an archway is responsible […]
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The Name’s Dik. Dik-dik.
By Zoe Terwilliger Many of us have seen the loveable dik-dik in memes and movies like Madagascar, however they are […]
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Bubble-Netting: The Cool New Way to Fish
By Emma Goldberg When you get hungry, the fridge or the pantry is only steps away. Whales, however, are not […]
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Leaping Into Science: the Lemurs of NC
By Whitney Bell From ‘Crikey! It’s the Irwins!,’ to ‘Wild Kratts,’ to ‘Planet Earth,’ TV shows and channels like Animal […]
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Let’s Get This Bread
By Jenna Beam If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have noticed that a lot of people are […]
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Pink Manta Ray on Parade
By Emma Goldberg Everyone has a favorite color: I like blue, my mom likes purple, my brother likes red and […]
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Poison Ivy
By Alan Curtis Hiking can be a fun and rewarding form of exercise but it comes with plenty of dangers […]
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In Spring, Timing is Everything
By Lane Scher If you’ve been spending time outside lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot more green over the last […]
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Have you ever wanted to play fetch with a wolf?
By Emma Goldberg There are nearly 90 million dogs in the US and each has a unique personality. There is, […]
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Tis the season for…Pollen
By Alan Curtis Ah, Spring- a season of renewal, growth and beautiful colors! Flowering plants and trees use pollen to […]
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The Amazing Horseshoe Crab
By Eva Vitucci The horseshoe crab, an animal that’s actually more closely related to sea spiders than sea crabs, has […]
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The Magical Minds of Sunflowers
By Lane Scher Sunflowers are one of my favorite plants. I like them not just because they grow tall and […]
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Long Live the Worms
By Rachel Cherney Immortality is a trait only possible in science fiction and fantasy. However, with scientific and medical advancements, […]
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The Once and Future Chestnut Tree
By Lane Scher The American chestnut tree used to be the most common tree throughout the entire eastern United States, […]
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Humpback Whales’ Top Tracks
By Emma Joy Goldberg Today’s top pop music charts include tracks from Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Harry Styles and Billie […]
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Figs and Wasps: Name a More Iconic Duo
By Lane Scher In 350 BC, Aristotle wrote about wasps crawling out of ripe figs and then tunneling into the […]
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