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  • 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)

  • Cover for Don't Litter the Stream. It's a photo of a stream in a very green wooded area.
    From 1920 to 1950, a tree species called albizia (Falcataria moluccana) was brought to Hawai‘i from islands located north and…
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    Don’t Litter the Stream: An Invasive Tree Species and a Hawaiian Stream Food Web

  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen?

  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen? (Spanish)

  • The cover of "It's a Gas: The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere" featuring a black and white drawing of a person looking at a cow through a magnifying glass.
    Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into…
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    It’s a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere

  • The cover of "It's a Gas: The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere" featuring a black and white drawing of a person looking at a cow through a magnifying glass.
    Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into…
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    It’s a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere (Spanish)

  • Illustration of a wooden house and smoky sky
    When lightning or other forms of ignition start a fire in a forest, there is a chance of a wildfire. Wildfires may be started…
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    Liar, Liar, House on Fire! The Relationship Between Trees, Wildland Fire, and Damage to Homes

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    When lightning or other forms of ignition start a fire in a forest, there is a chance of a wildfire. Wildfires may be started…
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    Liar, Liar, House on Fire! The Relationship Between Trees, Wildland Fire, and Damage to Homes (Spanish)

  • The cover for the 'My Sediments Exactly' article. The main image is a photo of a mangrove forest.
    The scientists in this study wanted to identify which mangrove forests, growing in various conditions, were keeping up with sea…
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    My Sediments Exactly! – Can Mangrove Forest Sediments Keep up With Rising Sea Level?

  • The cover of the Sediment-al Journey article. The main image is a photo of people enjoying water sports in Baltimore Harbor.
    Chemicals from auto emissions, industrial processes, and urban development are found in most urban areas. Two of the chemicals found…
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    Sediment-al Journey: Measuring Metal Concentrations in Soil Beside Urban Waterways

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    Some kinds of forest fires can be beneficial to the natural environment and to people. Fire is a normal event…
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    Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke