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Matt Bobrowsky Matthew Bobrowsky 6410 Points

[size=100]Life Science:
Wild Medicine
Chimps have learned to eat from a medicinal shrub when they’re sick.
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/wild-medicine

Earth Science:
Human Activity Changed Forests
New research shows that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/qub-rif012414.php

Physical Science:
Disappearing Snow Increases Risk of Collapsing Ice Shelves in Antarctica
Dutch and British researchers report that a number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their snow cover.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/bas-dsi012714.php

Astronomy:
Galaxies Stash Mass in Clouds of Gas
Astronomers knew that there is more mass in galaxies than they can see. Now they’ve found some of it.
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/galaxies-stash-mass-clouds-gas

Cheers,
Matt

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Aria Moody Aria Moody 2500 Points

I like these articles. I can use them for my students to complete their current event assignments.

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