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  • The cover for the 'Tale of Two Caves' article. The main image is a photo of a person standing in a small passageway of a cave.
    Caves are important natural features in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. Past studies of some of these…
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    A Tale of Two Caves: How Is Hurricane Crawl Cave Different From Crystal Cave?

  • PDF Preview of Investi-gator Article Amphibious Assault
    Climate change can change the breeding patterns of some animals. Breeding patterns refer to when and how animals reproduce, including…
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    Amphibious Assault: How Climate Change May Affect Amphibian Breeding

  • The cover of "Back to the Future" featuring a black and white photo of a tree stump left from a volcanic explosion in the Inyo Craters in California.
    The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing. In this study, the…
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    Back to the Future: Using Dead Trees to Predict Future Climates

  • A black and white illustration of a group of beetle larvae sleeping inside a tree trunk.
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Beetles Are Supercool"
    Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…
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    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of Caves and Karst crossword.
    After reading the Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Caves and Karst

  • PDF Preview of the Crossword Puzzle for Cilmate Change Investi-gator
    Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this crossword puzzle!
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    Crossword – Climate Change Investi-gator

  • PDF Preview of the crossword for Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)
    After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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    Crossword – Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)

  • illustration of the back of a car on a street under a tree
    The scientists in this study wanted to know if cars parked in shady parking lots emit fewer gases than cars parked in…
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    Don’t Be So Fuel-ish! How Much Fuel Is Saved When Cars Are Parked in the Shade?

  • Don't Be So Fuelish cover in Spanish
    The scientists in this study wanted to know if cars parked in shady parking lots emit fewer gases than cars parked in…
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    Don’t Be So Fuel-ish! How Much Fuel Is Saved When Cars Are Parked in the Shade? (Spanish)

  • PDF Preview of the Moving On Up FACTivity
    The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the geographic distribution of a particular tree species?
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    FACTivity – Moving on Up

  • PDF Preview of the There's Snow Place Like Home FACTivity
    The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the range of an animal?
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    FACTivity – There’s Snow Place Like Home