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Exposing the True Nature of Chocolate
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Michael Lipske explains that as rain forests are cleared...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Understanding Biodiversity
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis resource, presented by the New York State Museum and the Biodiversity Research Institute, contains information about the im...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Biodiversity and Conservation
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceThis hypertext book, from the University of California Irvine s School of Biological Sciences, draws together resources from all...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0A Natural History of Water in America
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Jessica Snyder Sachs explains the fragile linkage that e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Last in Line
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, author Laura Tangley explains that since water is scarce in the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Whale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how rising sea-surface temperatures may be harming the reproductive success...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Frog Extinctions Linked to Global Warming
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a study linking global warming to a die-off of harlequin frog species in Ce...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fast Decline of Slow Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, describes the quiet crisis in America s rivers, lakes and freshwat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Exotic Species
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, reports on Hawaii s efforts to keep the islands snake-free. This r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Homegrown Biodiversity
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceThis article, from the National Wildlife Federation Web site, reports that homeowners can help a surprisingly large number of sp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Whales at Risk From New U.S. Navy Sonar Range, Activists Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how military sonar could adversely affect marine mammals that use sound as ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fugitive Rat Teaches Lesson About Invasive Species Control
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about how an invasive rat evaded capture on one of New Zealand s islands for 18 w...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Cold-Water Corals at Risk From Fishing Nets, Acidic Oceans
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 3 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about threats to little-known but species-rich cold-water coral reefs. Chief amon...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Wild Holly, Mistletoe, Spread With Warmer Winters
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the discovery that warmer winters in Europe could be causing the traditiona...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Warming May Cause Widespread Water Shortages, Studies Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how global warming may lead to water shortages in regions that depend on ru...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Watch Your Step: Study Shows Life in Tidal Areas at Risk
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about how human activity in tidal regions can wreak real, and lasting, damage. Wh...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Plains Drought Cycle Has Long History, Ominous Future
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, Science, Earth & Space ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about a study revealing that cyclical droughts have ravaged the U.S. Great Plains...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Warming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Experts Warn
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography and 4 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about a report suggesting that disease outbreaks in humans are likely to increase...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Foxes Invade Tasmania, Create "Environmental Emergency"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, ScienceIn this National Geographic News article, read about the apparent introduction of red foxes to the Australian island of Tasmania...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Whales May Be Doomed by Russia Oil Project, Groups Say
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, History-Social Science, Geography and 2 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about how whale conservationists have urged Shell Corporation to stop its Siberia...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0