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Taking Care of Nature

Kayna Lantz Maria Eller Annika Andersen

Humans are constantly changing the world. This can be in good ways, like some conservation efforts, but sometimes it is also in bad ways, like with pollution. Learn the ways in which we can help the world around us by understanding how we affect nature.
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Collecting Algae for the Lab

Phycologists—not to be confused with psychologists—are scientists who study phytoplankton, or algae. Some phycologists investigate what goes on inside phytoplankton cells. Others are curious about the ecology of algae; that is, they want to know what types of algae live in different places and how they affect the other creatures that live there. Still others are trying to use algae to benefit humans, such as by making algae-based biofuels.

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