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Health
KEEPING THE BEAT
Clem Burke Drumming Project

http://www.clemburkedrummingproject.com/

The Circulatory System

http://www.globalclassroom.org/hemo.html

Earth
COAL CASE

The New York Times:
Plant that Spilled Coal Ash
Had Earlier Leak Problems

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/
01/09/us/09coal.html

Physical
CUSTOM FIT

Cycle Publishing

http://www.cyclepublishing.com/

How to Fit a Bicycle

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/
fitting.htm

Life
TOP CROPS

Green Roofs for Health Cities

http://www.greenroofs.org/

Rana Creek

http://www.ranacreek.com/

Greenroofs.com

http://www.greenroofs.com/

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In Issue Fifteen (April 17, 2009)

Life
BLOOD THIRST

Natural History: The Curious, Bloody
Lives of Vampire Bats

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/
mi_m1134/is_9_117/ai_n30980968/

Physical
IN LIVING COLOR

Smithsonian Magazine:
True Colors

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
arts-culture/true-colors.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
arts-culture/matthew-gureswitch-contributor.html

The Getty Museum:
Tracing the Colors of Ancient Sculpture

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/videoDetails?segid=4173

Earth
PHANTOM MENACE?

Wikipedia: Chemtrail conspiracy theory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory

Health
GOING THE DISTANCE

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

http://www.cff.org/

TeensHealth: Lungs and
Respiratory System

http://kidshealth.org/teen/
your_body/body_basics/lungs.html

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In Issue 13 (March 13, 2009)

Life
TUSK, TUSK

Arctic Studies Center:
Walrus

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/
html/walrus.html

The Marine Mammal Center:
The Pinnipeds

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=the+marine+mammal+
center+the+pinnipeds&btnG=Search

Health
PLASTIC RAP

Scientific American:
Plastics in Our Diet:
The Need for BPA Regulation

http://www.sciam.com/
article.cfm?id=plastics-in-our-diet

Earth
POP ROCKS

National Park Service:
Yellowstone National Park

http://www.nps.gov/yell/

U.S. Geological Survey:
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/

Physical
ION FLUX

Scientific American;
The World's First Flying Saucer:
Made Right Here on Earth

http://www.sciam.com/
article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer

Chem4Kids: States of Matter

http://www.chem4kids.com/
files/matter_states.html

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Life
THE AMAZING RACE

The Official Site of the Iditarod

http://www.iditarod.com/

Biology4Kids.com: Cell
Structure: Mitochondria

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/
cell_mito.html

Earth
PUR AND SIMPLE

Children's Safe Drinking Water

http://www.csdw.org/csdw/index.html

World Health Organization: Health through
safe drinking water and basic sanitation

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/
mdg1/en/index.html

Health
FORTUNE TELLING

National Human Genome Research Institute:
Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing

http://www.genome.gov/19516567

Physical
WHO'S THE BOSS?

DARPA Urban Challenge

http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp

The New York Times: G.M. to Show a Vehicle
That Drives by Itself

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/
automobiles/07auto.html

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In Issue 11 (February 6, 2009)

Life
ALMOST HUMAN

Discovery Channel News: Neanderthals
Conquered Mammoths, Why Not Us?

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/
09/09/neanderthal-mammoth.html

Earth
PUMPING IRON

U.S. Department of Energy:
Carbon Sequestration

http://www.energy.gov/sciencetech/
carbonsequestration.htm

Health
OVEREXPOSED

The New York Times: Weighing the
Costs of a CT Scan's Look Inside the Heart

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/
business/29scan.html

Earth/Physical
DOUBLE VISION

Kepler Mission

http://kepler.nasa.gov/

The European-VLBI Network

http://www.evlbi.org/

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In Issue 10 (January 23, 2009)

Earth
HERE COMES THE SUNS

Wikipedia: Binary star

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_star

Cosmos: Binary "death star" has Earth
in its sights

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/
node/1878

New Scientist: Planets are common around
tight stellar pairs

http://www.newscientist.com/
article/dn11491

Physical
FOR THE RECORD

Wired: Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/
commentary/listeningpost/2007/10/listeningpost_1029

Los Angeles Times: Vinyl records make a return

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/
business/la-et-vinyl18-2008aug18,0,2834344.story

Life
ROBOBIRD

YouTube: Greater Sage Grouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9zKd3dfz8I

YouTube: Fembot Sage-Grouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY25pisBDmg

Health
INNER SCIENCE

JoshuaKors.com: The Talking Treatment

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=joshuakors.com+the+talking+treatment&btnG=Search

Andrew-Reiter Epilepsy Research Program

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=andrew-retier+epilepsy+research+program&btnG=Search

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In Issue 9 (January 9, 2009)

Physical
THE FIFTH STROKE

Popular Mechanics: After 8
Golds for Phelps, 8 Big Questions
on Beijing's Super Pool

http://www.popularmechanics.com/
outdoors/sports/4278453.html

Health
DEEP HEAT

CBS News: The Kanzius Machine:
A Cancer Cure?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
2008/04/10/60minutes/main4006951.shtml

Earth
EARTH TONES

Exploratorium: Auroras:
Paintings in the Sky

http://www.exploratorium.edu/
learning_studio/auroras/

Life
WOOF, WOOF!

Fox News: South Korea
Training Cloned Sniffer Dogs

http://www.foxnews.com/story/
0,2933,352426,00.html

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In Issue 8 (Decembere 12, 2008)

Life
HIGH LIFE

Physical
HOT SHOTS

Exploratorium: The Science of Hockey

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/

The Toronto Star: Gretzky plugs
electric hockey skates

Earth
COLD BLAST

Health
BUG BITES

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In Issue Seven (November 28, 2008)

Health
WAR TORN

The Nation: How the VA
Abandons Our Vets

Life
WRONGS & RIGHTS

Earth
WHAT LIES BENEATH

Physical
HYPER ACTIVE

Health
HARD ROLL

Forty8, the Freestyle MX
Online Magazine

http://www.forty8.de/

International Freestyle MotoX

http://www.revolutiontour.com.au/
freestyle-moto-x-riders/index.html

FMXworld

http://www.fmxworld.com/

Life
OUR GERMS, OURSELVES

Economist.com: Bug Hunting

http://www.economist.com/
science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11614169

The New York Times: Separating Friend
From Foe Among the Body's Invaders

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/
11/27/health/27book.html

Earth
MODEL BEHAVIOR

O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory

http://wave.oregonstate.edu/

University of Washington Department of
Space Science: Tsunami

http://www.ess.washington.edu/
tsunami/index.html

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In Issue 5 (October 31, 2008)

Earth/Life Science
JAGGED EDGE

National Geographic:
Ring-Tailed Lemur

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/
animals/mammals/ring-tailed-lemur.html

YouTube: Dramatic Lemur

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=hkqqMPPg2VI

Physical Science
SIX FEET UNDER

Hillsboro Free Press:
Gravehunter

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11166911&BRD=1163&PAG=
461&dept_id=103377&rfi=6

Life Science
WHITE BLIGHT

The New York Times:
Bats Perish, and No One
Knows Why

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/
03/25/science/25bats.html

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
Bats and White-Nose Syndrome

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/
white_nose.html

Health Science
PERSONAL MISSION

YouTube: Chordoma
Foundation Pitch

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=q4Xf2jZmcSo

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In Issue Four (October 17, 2008)

Physical
HARD EVIDENCE

Live Science: The Surprising
Truth Behind the Construction
of the Great Pyramids

http://www.livescience.com/
history/070518_bts_barsoum_pyramids.html

Smithsonian: Monumental Shift

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
science-nature/pyramid.html

Health
KYLE EB

Nursing Link: Mother's Gamble Works:
Boy Whose Skin Can't Attach Is Healing

http://www.nursinglink.com/news/
3939-mothers-gamble-works-boy-whose-skin-cant-attach-is-healing

USA Today: Son's Rare Disorder Leads
Mother to a Desperate Gamble

http://www.usatoday.com/news/
health/2007-10-31-experiment-transplant_N.htm

Life
THE SWARM

The New York Times Magazine: A Pest Without
a Name, Becoming Known to Ever More

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/
05/16/us/16ants.html

Earth
TURN OF EVENTS

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Early and Intense Tornado Season Could Be Record

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/
20080604_tornado.html

YouTube: Incredible Tornado Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv8PciVvYEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_fbhQ3SMs

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In Issue Three (October 3, 2008)

Health
HEART SICK

MSNBC: Robust gorillas
mysteriously dying in zoos

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
id/23937517/

Washington Post: Success Beats
in the Heart of a Captive Gorilla

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/20/
AR2006082000478.html

Life
HEARING NEMO

University of Rhode Island:
Animals and Sound in the Sea

http://omp.gso.uri.edu/dosits/
animals/produce/1f.htm

FOX News: Fish Use Sound to
Communicate, Researchers Find

http://www.foxnews.com/story/
0,2933,239242,00.html

Earth
GOOD VIBRATIONS

National Geographic:
Earthquakes 101

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/earthquakes/earthquake-101.html?fs=environment.nationalgeographic.com

How Stuff Works:
How Earthquakes Work

http://www.howstuffworks.com/
earthquake.htm

Physical
THE AIR DOWN THERE

Texas State Energy Conservation Office:
Wind in Reserve

http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/
re_wind-reserve.htm

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In Issue Two (September 19, 2008)

Physical
EAR ACHE

Rolling Stone: The Death
of High Fidelity

http://www.rollingstone.com/
news/story/17777619/
the_death_of_high_fidelity/print

Wikipedia: Dynamic Range
Compression

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Audio_level_compression

Earth
WHAT A DUMP

The Today Show: Oceans
becoming a garbage patch

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&vid=5f1f192d-aa22-4788-845f-6e658339e26a

Algalita Marine Research Foundation

http://www.algalita.org/

Life
HELLO KITTY!

NPR: Cats First Tame in the
Middle East

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/
story.php?storyId=11515085

New York Times: Scientists
Link House cats to Wildcat Subspecies

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/
06/28/science/28cnd-cat.html?ref=science

Health
MIRACLE GROW

CBS News: A "Holy Grail"
of Healing

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
2008/02/07/eveningnews/main3805318.shtml

MSNBC: Regeneration recipe:
Pinch of pig, cell of lizard

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17171083/

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In Issue One (September 5, 2009)

Earth
GOT WATER?

http://query.nytimes.com/
gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDA
103CF932A15753C1A9619C8B63

Health
TWO AGAINST ONE

ABC World News:
The Fight Against Diabetes

http://abcnews.go.com/
Health/Diabetes/

KidsHealth: Diabetes Center

http://kidshealth.org/kid/
centers/diabetes_center.html

Life
RED ALERT

YouTube: Twiggy the Water
Skiing Squirrel

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=JXcaFC1vF0Q

The New York Times:
The Squirrel Wars

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/
10/07/magazine/07squirrels-t.html

The Wildlife Ark Trust

http://www.wildlifearktrust.org/

Life
RED ALERT

HowStuffWorks:
How Water Guns Work

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/
water-blaster.htm

CNBC: How I Made My Millions (Lonnie Johnson)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpvEF_GIhmw