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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business
Learn about a conflict between the needs of lobster fishermen and the whales their activities are harming
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Daily News Lesson April 25 2023

Saving Earth’s most threatened plants + Newswrap 4/26/23 + Student video
Hear from scientists who are preserving endangered plant species before it's too late
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Daily News Lesson March 19 2023

Top Lesson: 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed coming to shore + News wrap 3/20/23 + Student video
The 10-million ton mass changes in size from month to month with the peak generally hitting in the summer
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Daily News Lesson February 10 2023

Top stories: Monkey theft, leopard escape + News wrap 2/10/23 + Student video
Houston Zoo zookeepers on high alert after a cut was discovered in the mesh fence around the pelican habitat
The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases the laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber
Daily News Lesson December 14 2022

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion could massively alter future of clean energy
Learn how the breakthrough could help in the quest for keeping our planet healthy
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Daily News Lesson December 13 2022

NASA's Artemis 1 mission marks a significant step toward returning astronauts to the moon
And other news stories for your students to choose from - Dec. 13, 2022
A health worker examines a man during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign on the occasion of World AIDS Day at the Kuchingoro IDPs camp in Abuja
Daily News Lesson September 22 2022

Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases — and other news for Sept. 23, 2022
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Daily News Lesson April 22 2022

Lesson plan: For Earth Day, examine other 'Don't Look Up' moments in history

In this lesson, explore the ways crises such as climate change are often ignored and why
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Daily News Lesson February 10 2022

Biologists take drastic measures to save Florida manatees at risk of starvation

Learn why endangered manatees off the coast of Florida are threatened, and what needs to be done to protect them
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Daily News Lesson July 23 2021

17-year-old invents color changing sutures that detect infection

Read and discuss the impact of Dasia Taylor's new color changing sutures
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