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10 cool things about kelp
More than 300 species of kelp in the Earth’s oceans provide habitat for an enormous diversity of ocean species. They play an integral role in the global carbon cycle, are a rich food source for hu ..
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10 cool things about horseshoe crabs
American horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are found all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine to Mexico. These dark brown sea creatures have made important contributions to the agricultural and b ..
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Steam power and the fight for clean water: Boston’s Waterworks museum rekindles the ghosts of early New England
There are so many movable parts, but none of them have moved in decades. When the Chestnut Hill Waterworks Station was completed in 1887, it was one of the nation’s first water supply systems--and a ..
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