Articles by Helen Thompson
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Rising Seas Threaten to Swallow These Ten Global Wonders
Climate change-induced increases in sea level are forcing archaeologists and communities to get creative and make tough calls
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How Hurricane Katrina Redrew the Gulf Coast
While storms here are nothing new, human influence helped Katrina make Louisiana’s ecological problems worse
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This Pesticide Doesn’t Kill Spiders, But It Does Mess With Their Heads
Just because a chemical isn’t lethal doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous to other insects
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Why Satellites Are a Biologist's Best Friend
From tracking penguins to coral reefs, satellites are changing the way scientists study ecology
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How a Hellish Road Trip Revolutionized American Highways
Quicksand, food rationing, and embarrassment may have prompted Ike to push for a better highway system
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Dinosaurs May Have Lived (and Died) Among Ancient Daisies
<i>Triceratops</i> loves me, <i>Triceratops</i> loves me not...
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The World's Oldest Multicolor Printed Book Was Too Fragile to Read...Until Now
The 1633 book has now been digitized
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A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Corals
Researchers still haven't cracked the mystery of "white syndrome"
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Watch the Perseids Peak This Week
Summer's stunning meteor shower is sure to please stargazers
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What's Behind China's Professional Tomb Raiding Trend?
Move over, Lara Croft: raiding tombs is an increasingly viable career in China
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How Do Animals Find Food? The Answer's in Their Eyes
Pupil shape provides differing advantages to those who crave the hunt and those who hide
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Did Shakespeare Smoke Pot?
Tobacco pipes in the Bard’s backyard may retain traces of cannabis, but some historians remain skeptical
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Teenage Girls Have Led Language Innovation for Centuries
They've been on the cutting edge of the English language since at least the 1500s
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Why Don't Balancing Boulders Fall During Earthquakes?
The interaction of nearby fault lines may lessen ground shaking around some balancing rocks
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What's Next for the Animas River?
Cleanup efforts are underway at the river, which turned a bright orange-yellow after a catastrophic chemical spill
