Search Results for: Forests

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1. 

   Wood Is Major World Fuel; But Coal Is Power Leader

   By Science NewsDecember 25, 1937

2. 

   New Machines and Gadgets

   By Science NewsJanuary 28, 1950

3. 

   Mistletoe Choking Forests

   By Science NewsFebruary 25, 1950

4. 

   Young Forests Given Help by Weed-Killers

   By Science NewsSeptember 30, 1950

5. 

   Books of the Week

   By Science NewsJune 16, 1951

6. 

   Phone Bills to Be Figured Automatically by Machine

   By Science NewsDecember 1, 1951

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   Ecosystems

   Making Scents of Flowers

   Science gets the tools to start sniffing around the ecology of floral scent.

   By Susan MiliusJuly 22, 2002

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   Return of a Castaway

   Wood-eating shipworms have been forging a costly comeback in some U.S. harbors in recent years, yet researchers say that these mislabeled animals (they're clams, not worms) are a scientific treasure.

   By Kristin CobbJuly 30, 2002

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   Save Our Sounds

   Some 14 libraries around the world have built up substantial collections of natural sounds, from bird songs to fish hums.

   By Susan MiliusSeptember 11, 2002

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    Plants

    The Wood Detective

    Alex Wiedenhoeft belongs to the elite profession of wood identifier, the person to call when a crime investigator, museum curator, archaeologist, or patent attorney with an unusual client really needs to know what that splinter really is.

    By Susan MiliusSeptember 17, 2002

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    Earth

    Shifting Sands

    Sand dunes can provide scientists with clues about ancient patterns of wind and precipitation.

    By Sid PerkinsOctober 15, 2002

12. 

    Plants

    Why Turn Red?

    Why leaves turn red is a stranger question than why they turn yellow.

    By Susan MiliusOctober 22, 2002