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Science / Our Planet

A "living skyscraper" could rise from the shallows of Lake Michigan and serve Chicago.

The Rise of Urban Farming

Grow fruits and vegetables in city towers? Advocates give a green thumbs up

Brian Boutin, a Nature Conservancy biologist, stands protectively over a newly planted bald cypress sapling. Park managers hope to slow the submersion of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Rising Seas Endanger Wetland Wildlife

For scientists in a remote corner of coastal North Carolina, ignoring global warming is not an option

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A Coral Reef Constructed From Yarn

This fall, a different kind of coral reef will be on display in the National Museum of Natural History’s Ocean Hall

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Electric Cars Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

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Top 10 Science Volunteer Positions Around the Smithsonian

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More Heat Waves on the Horizon

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A Wealth of New Species

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Oceans of Plastic

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Italian Scientists May Face Trial for Not Predicting 2009 Earthquake

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A Map of Earth’s Gravity

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Planes Punch Holes in Clouds and Create Rain

A large oil slick floats about a mile off Perdido Key, FL, where cleanup crews worked to recover the oil, Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Five Myths of the Gulf Oil Spill

Myth number one: Oil spills are rare

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Crazy Crab Migrations

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Ocean Currents are Highways for Crocodiles

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Rare Meteor Event Inspired Walt Whitman

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Hurricane Grazes the Arabian Peninsula

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Coral Atolls Rise With the Seas

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What Conservation Buys You

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American Wines With Native Vines?

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Plenty of Warming in the Ocean’s Upper Layer

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