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Horseshoe crabs save lives, but their numbers are dwindling

July 7, 2016Environment

What do you know about horseshoe crabs? Probably not much, right? But consider this: Their blood, aside from being an unusual shade of blue, has become an essential biomedical tool used worldwide.

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The great white shark is a ‘knight in white and silver satin’

July 6, 2016Environment
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Even plans to close nuclear power plants stir controversy

November 13, 2015Environment
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In Massachusetts, old military explosives washing ashore is just another day at the beach

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