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July 29, 2012: Adventures of “Jungle” Jack Hanna, Forest Fires Threaten...

People love to live away from the city’s hustle and in the quietude of nature. The problem with that, is forests have to burn to ensure their ongoing health. Michael Kodas discusses the property and...

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New “Demon” Ants Named for Maya Underlords

The devil’s in the details when it comes to fearsome-looking ant species found recently in Central America and the Caribbean.  When viewed under a microscope, some of these 33 new tiny terrors have...

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Video: Clean Water or Clearcuts for Oregon?

Wolf Creek Falls on Wolf Creek, a tributary of Oregon’s North Umpqua River. Copyright Paul Colangelo / ILCP. Big decisions are looming for management of 2.8 million acres of Oregon’s public forestlands...

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Seeing the Forest for the Water: Irrigators Willing to Pay Double to Guard...

By Julie Mueller, Northern Arizona University How much would you be willing to pay to restore a forest that you can’t see in order to preserve water resources? Researchers at Northern Arizona...

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The Hidden World of Mozambique’s Sky Island Forests

Mount Namuli rises out of African savanna. Photo by Krystal Tolley Krystal Tolley is a National Geographic grantee discovering the diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the montane forests of...

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The Hidden World of Mozambique’s Sky Island Forests

Mount Namuli rises out of African savanna. Photo by Krystal Tolley Krystal Tolley is a National Geographic grantee discovering the diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the montane forests of...

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Fall Color In-Depth: Maple Trees Offer New Answers to Diabetes, Alzheimer’s

Are answers to diseases hidden in the leaves and bark of trees such as maples? Researchers are finding out. (Photograph: University of Rhode Island) In the 1992 film Medicine Man, biochemist Robert...

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Central America’s Wildlife Through the Eyes of Its People… and Their Cell Phones

By Jeremy Radachowsky As a child, I spent hours poring through pictures of wildlife in books and magazines. My most treasured possession was a field guide to reptiles and amphibians, its page corners...

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Into the Wild – For Rain | Part I. British Columbia

By Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, National Geographic Explorer and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder The American Cordillera is a jigsaw of mountain ranges that curls...

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Securing Intact Forests and Indigenous Livelihoods in DR Congo

By Deo Kujirakwinja and Michael Painter [Note: this is the first in a 3-part series during the Global Climate Action Summit, taking place in San Francisco this week, examining the role of Indigenous...

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