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Are mushrooms the future of insulation?

Scientists are working on affordable sustainable fungus-based insulation options in alaska. washington post 2025

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Trump Officials Visit Alaska as Interior Department Pushes Proposal Rescinding Biden-era Arctic Protections

The secretaries of energy and the interior and the EPA administrator joined Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference to encourage more extraction of oil and gas in the state. inside climate news 2025

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These matchmakers will find you the perfect mate - if you’re an owl

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted scientists. national geographic 2025

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Curriculum that creates and connects

How art is being incorporated in the science classroom in Hawaii and beyond. ka pili kai 2021

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What record-setting oceanographer Sylvia Earle can teach us about resilience

Near her 85th birthday, the science icon known as Her Deepness reflects on the value of conservation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Children who need prosthetics can quickly outgrow them and insurers are reluctant to pay for running legs. Nonprofits are helping out.

Adult prosthetics may last a few years, but children who need prosthetics can grow out of them as fast as they outgrow their clothes, creating a critical need for affordable, sustainable limbs.

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Grain-free, exotic dog food linked to heart disease

As more cases were reported from around the country, veterinarians and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began investigating a potential link between boutique, grain-free diets and a heart disease in dogs.

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