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Pushing for Sea Changes
High on the list of priorities at this year’s Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species is the Atlantic blue fin tuna and 8 species of shark, prized for their fins to make the Chinese delicacy shark fin soup.

Autism and Toxins
Autism in the United States has increased in the past decade, and new research points to the harmful effect of environmental factors like chemicals and pesticides on the developing brain.

Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Vast stores of methane frozen at the bottom of the ocean could help fuel a warming world if released into the atmosphere.

Tree Planting for Carbon Raises Questions
More than a decade ago nations agreed that richer countries should pay poorer countries for "clean development" that reduces carbon emissions. The first tree carbon project in Africa under this agreement is now underway. But the trees aren't native, and they'll be cut for timber, raising serious questions.

Nuclear Shop of Horrors
A potential new way to clean up nuclear waste, inspired by the Venus flytrap.

Spring's A Comin'
It's been a long winter for Montana writer Rick Bass. But now, in March, he's finally seeing signs that spring is near.

Seeds of Resistance
Author Susan Dworkin talks about her book, “The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist’s Struggle to Preserve the World’s Harvest,” and how scientists are working to collect seeds and find strains of wheat resistant to the powerful wheat disease called Ug99.

Hollywood’s Unrequited Scientist
The scientific desires of legendary director Frank Capra, who made not only “It’s a Wonderful Life” but also “The Unchained Goddess,” a 1958 educational film about global warming.

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