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  • Cover of "Fill Those Potholes" featuring a blue and green graphic of plants and birds
    In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…
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    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • Black and white illustration of a group of goldfinches singing. They are positioned as two rows of five, both sitting on a branch in a leafy tree.
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Goldifinch and the Three Scales"
    Some scientists think that wildlife is mostly dependent on the immediate natural area in which it lives. The scientist in…
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    Goldifinch and the Three Scales: Investigating Songbird Habitats Near Rivers (Spanish)

  • Drawing of mice eating spotted knapweed.
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice

  • Cover of Goll-ly Don't Take a Knapweed! in Spanish
    In the Western United States, spotted knapweed is one of the most widely found nonnative plants. Spotted knapweed was brought to the United…
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    Goll-ly! Don’t Take a Knapweed! The Impact of Nonnative Plants and Animals on Deer Mice (Spanish)

  • Drawing of a cardinal bird flying.
    The Oriental bittersweet is a vine that was transported to the United States from Asia in 1860. Oriental bittersweet escaped from gardens and…
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    Hurry Up and Wait: Investigating an Unusual Strategy for Invasion

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    The Oriental bittersweet is a vine that was transported to the United States from Asia in 1860. Oriental bittersweet escaped from gardens and…
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    Hurry Up and Wait: Investigating an Unusual Strategy for Invasion (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Edition 3, Inquiry 2 article.
    Learn about the many benefits that different types of forests provide, including protecting biodiversity, improving water and soil quality, preventing…
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    Inquiry 2: What Benefits Do the World’s Forests Provide?

  • Cover for the 'Invasion of the Song Snatcher' article. The main image is a photo of a Chipping Sparrow chirping on a branch.
    Invasive species such as spotted knapweed can have an effect on a habitat and animals in that habitat. In this…
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    Invasion of the Song Snatcher! The Influence of Invasive Spotted Knapweed on Chipping Sparrow Song Diversity

  • Cover of the Koa Constrictors article. It's a photo of the top of the tree.
    Koa is one of the most valued of tropical woods. A particular type of koa tree, called Acacia koa, is…
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    Koa Constrictors: Studying Things That Slow the Growth of Koa Crop Trees

  • PDF preview of Meet Dr. Flitcroft featuring Dr. Flitcroft standing in front of a body of water wearing waders
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Flitcroft!

  • Pdf preview of the Meet Dr. Flitcroft article in spanish
    Natural Inquirer Readers for students in grades K-2 focus on a scientist and their research. In this Reader, students meet…
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    Meet Dr. Flitcroft! – Spanish