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Assessing the Malaria Threat
Could increasing global temperatures cause this tropical disease to spread?
Safety City, New York
The New York City Department of Transportation offers school kids from neighborhoods with high rates of traffic accidents a crash course in navigating sidewalks, crosswalks and seat belts.
Hot Cities: The Urban Heat Island Effect
A Columbia University researcher discusses the urban heat island effect and the university’s green roof research station.
A Molecular Weapon Against HIV
Scientists are researching ways to use a “gene knockout” technique known as RNA interference to help fight HIV.
Brazen Orchids
This year’s Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens is a colorful take on conservation.
Grooming Tomorrow’s Environmentalists
The Audubon Center in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park offers a hands-on chance for children to experience nature, teaching respect for the planet to tomorrow’s environmentalists.
Sea Level Rise Could Hit North America Hardest
A melting ice sheet may cause sea levels to rise unevenly around the globe, recent research reveals.
Fighting Flies with Flies
New tricks to breed sexier Mediterranean fruit flies could improve control of an important agricultural pest.
