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A dock juts out into the dry lakebed of Lake Urma. The ship is abandoned and people walk along the dry shoreline.

Uniting to Save Saline Lakes

August 24, 2022
3:46 pm
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For centuries, large saline lakes in Utah and Iran have served as feeding grounds for millions of birds. And lately,

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Undiminished: Resilience in the Undocumented Community

May 17, 2022
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After a long pause, Melanie Domenech Rodríguez apologizes. “I’m thinking in Spanish, sorry,” she says. “When I think about something

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A Consummate Pest

December 7, 2021
5:29 pm
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A coyote brain is about the size and shape of a small avocado. One easily fits cradled inside the gloved

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Targeting Treatments

December 19, 2020
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When Mitchell Heap used to return home to Star Valley for family events, “I’d start losing people at, ‘So, the

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The Price of Personality

April 16, 2020
8:49 pm
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The stock market is no more predictable than the world around us. Its volatility is no more apparent than in moments

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Detecting Life On Mars

December 19, 2019
7:38 pm
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In six months, NASA’s newest rover will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the Jezero Crater, a dry

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the Pando aspen clone reflected on Fishlake lake.

A Powerful Place

August 26, 2019
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Paul Rogers is comfortable with messiness. Before he was a researcher monitoring the health of western forests, before he became a

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Fighting Disease With Flavonoids

December 19, 2018
10:16 pm
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A pivotal discovery in Lisa Berreau’s chemistry lab happened like many scientific advances throughout history—by serendipity. A few years ago, while

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Can we love nature too much?

August 31, 2018
5:32 pm
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The sound of motor boats in the distance triggers a Pavlovian response in Bahamian Rock Iguanas. The endangered lizards dart to

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