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Frogs: The Thin Green Line: Video: Agriculture’s Effect on Frogs

Scientist Tyrone Hayes is studying the how agricultural chemicals, including fertilizers and pesticides, are affecting the health of frogs.

Apr 2nd, 2009 | 5 comments | 4,115 Views
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You Can Die Here: Video Segments: Life in Death Valley

Video from NATURE provides students with dramatic examples of the atmospheric and geologic conditions of one of the most extreme desert environments on earth.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 0 comments | 3,172 Views
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Video-Enhanced Lesson

You Can Die Here: Lesson Overview

This video-enhanced lesson plan explores how the interactions of air, moisture, wind, and topography in Death Valley, CA contribute to an environment of extremes. (Grades 9-12)

Jul 15th, 2008 | 1 comment | 6,204 Views
(6 votes)
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Living Edens: Big Sur: Introduction

California is the land of natural marvels, including a coastal paradise where wildlife and flora thrive in an unspoiled environment.

Mar 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 4,264 Views
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Living Edens: Big Sur: Photo Essay: Land of Contrasts




Mar 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,332 Views
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Living Edens: Big Sur: Sudden Oak Death

Sudden oak death is caused by a mysterious fungus, and its victims are California's beloved oak trees, the leafy, stout-stalked emblems of the Big Sur coast.

Mar 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,332 Views
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Living Edens: Big Sur: Interview: Biologist Paul Henson

Big Sur has attracted scientists bent on understanding this remarkable biological melting pot, where plants and animals from different ecosystems mingle side by side.

Mar 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,426 Views
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Living Edens: Big Sur: Additional Web and Print Resources

View the additional web and print resources for NATURE's "Living Edens: Big Sur - California's Wild Coast."

Mar 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,061 Views
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