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Why Scrub Jays have Funerals but don’t Grieve

Why Scrub Jays have Funerals but don’t Grieve

Teresa Iglesias began her first year of graduate school at U.C. Davis while living on an almond farm. One afternoon, she heard some scrub…
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Megan Lynn Tucker
Nutria in the Beaver State

Nutria in the Beaver State

How the poor man’s mink became the swamp rat that became sustainable and sexy
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Cody Rose Bowie
Cacao Extinction? Think Again.

Cacao Extinction? Think Again.

In the United States, there are about 32 national days dedicated to the various forms and flavors of chocolate. Most recently celebrated…
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Breanna Marie Gollihugh
A World You Don’t See

A World You Don’t See

“If it wasn’t for fungi there probably wouldn’t be enough mobilized nutrients to support any terrestrial life,” says James Cassidy.
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Cheng Cheng Goy
Why Your University Should Be Teaching You About E-Waste

Why Your University Should Be Teaching You About E-Waste

Robert Starchvick has had three separate iPhones in the course of nine years. In comparison to other Americans, he’s on the lower end of…
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Hannah Fitz
Liminal Migratory Journeys

Liminal Migratory Journeys

“Stretched tight between a few patches of mountainous relief” was how Tenny Ostrem, who hiked the U.S.-Mexico border last year, describes…
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Clark Chesshir
Flowering Exploitation

Flowering Exploitation

In May of last year, I’m holding onto a tree’s breeching surface roots trying to keep myself from sliding down a muddy slope in a forest…
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Sari Ann Baum
Nutria: The Good, the Bad, and the Nutritious

Nutria: The Good, the Bad, and the Nutritious

It was a brisk winter morning, while me and two others we were headed directly into enemy territory. As Oregon State students, “enemy…
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Jackson Michael Driscoll
Could Virtual Reality Save us from the Reality We’ve Created?

Could Virtual Reality Save us from the Reality We’ve Created?

“When it’s cold and warm, I get to spend time outside, and I like the fresh air and hot and warm air and all temperatures.” On a frigid…
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Drew Calvin McCutchen
Myriads of Penguins

Myriads of Penguins

Quantifying Abundance at the Poles
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Eloise Schultz
Insects and Bugs; Not the same thing

Insects and Bugs; Not the same thing

I remember a day around a decade ago that still leaps out from the recesses of my mind from time to time, and each time growing more…
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Sawyer Stever
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