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Floodplain restoration, hellbender salamanders, plastic-eating bacteria and a robot reboot.
How floodplain restoration can help build resilience to climate change, plastic-eating bacteria that could solve our plastic pollution crisis and an innovative plan to save the beloved hellbender salamander. Plus, could trained service dogs be replaced by robots?
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Preview | Water Resources
Preview: 10/2/2025 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
How floodplain restoration can help build resilience to climate change, plastic-eating bacteria that could solve our plastic pollution crisis and an innovative plan to save the beloved hellbender salamander. Plus, could trained service dogs be replaced by robots?
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