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Malayan tapirs are primarily nocturnal, so camera traps usually catch them at night.

Trapping Tapirs

An endangered species emerges from the shadows.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
This aerial view shows Spectacle Reef Light on the northwest side of Lake Huron, 11 miles east of Bois Blanc Island. (Courtesy US Coast Guard)

To the Lighthouse

Where is the water going in the Great Lakes?
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Person walking through flooded streets after Hurricane Sandy

Time and Tide

Scientists pit nature against nature to protect New Yorkers from storms.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Image of icy mountains

The Un-Ice Age

Earth’s remaining ice sheets head for the ocean.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
River water is part of life in Bangladesh and when contaminated it can spread cholera.

The Time of Cholera

The color of water could be a tool for heading off epidemics.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Sensors sniff out the comings and goings of carbon dioxide at the Missouri Ozarks AmeriFlux site. (

The Secrets of Leaves

A silent exchange between land and air reveals what we don't know.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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