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April 2020
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The Comeback
Long victimized by poaching and deforestation, the primate species is in the midst of a surprising rebound that is sparking new hopes of recovery
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Surge Engine
The renewable energy source has never quite lived up to its potential, but a new experiment in Nova Scotia could flip the script
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The Ship in the Ice
On a ship frozen in the Arctic, scientists have spent all winter to shed light on exactly how the world is changing
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Mind Craft
As the pachyderms increasingly clash with farmers and villagers over disappearing land, scientists study the way the animals' minds work
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Wild Man
Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural
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Hello, World
When this publication first appeared five decades ago, it was happy to join the fray
Picture Window
How do you select one image to represent half a century of photography and art? You don’t
The Case Against the Car
In a famous 1970 teach-in demonstration, prosecutors hammered away at the nation’s most powerful defendant
Cloud Control
These scientists and inventors set out to change the planet with these out-of-the-box ideas
Hail to the Earth
The green-and-white banner from an Illinois high school recalls the first Earth Day 50 years ago
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