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    GUEST BLOGGER: MIRA REISBERG, PhD Hi everyone, I am so thankful to Patricia for putting...

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    GUEST BLOGGER: MEGHAN McCARTHY Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum tells the story of a...

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      • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
      • Planet Ocean
      • Eavesdropping on Elephants
      • Neema’s Reason To Smile
      • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
      • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
      • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
      • Ebola: Fears and Facts
      • Jingle the Brass
      • Nugget on the Flight Deck
      • Surviving Animal Attacks
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