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1. How Recycling and Ocean Currents Are Linked

   What causes the changes linked to recycling, how ocean currents fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

   By Priya Ramanathan•June 25, 2012

2. Air Pollution and Recycling: What’s the Connection?

   Researchers have learned a lot about air pollution in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

   By Jonah Whitfield•June 25, 2012

3. New Research on Composting

   Many people misunderstand composting. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

   By Lucia Ferreira•June 24, 2012

4. Questions People Ask About Acid Rain

   What causes the changes linked to acid rain, how recycling fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

   By Avery Lindqvist•June 24, 2012

5. Heat Waves and Microplastics: What’s the Connection?

   Here is what heat waves actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

   By Lucia Ferreira•June 23, 2012

6. What’s Really Going On With Heat Waves?

   Many people misunderstand heat waves. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

   By Nadia Kowalczyk•June 23, 2012

7. Surprising Facts About Coral Bleaching

   Many people misunderstand coral bleaching. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

   By Lucia Ferreira•June 23, 2012

8. What Experts Say About Coral Bleaching

   What causes the changes linked to coral bleaching, how acid rain fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

   By Priya Ramanathan•June 22, 2012

9. How Scientists Study Wildfires

   Researchers have learned a lot about wildfires in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

   By Samuel Brightwater•June 22, 2012

10. The Hidden Side of Microplastics

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains microplastics in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Nadia Kowalczyk•June 21, 2012

11. Acid Rain and Recycling: What’s the Connection?

    Here is what acid rain actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

    By Avery Lindqvist•June 21, 2012

12. The Hidden Side of Ocean Currents

    Researchers have learned a lot about ocean currents in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Hannah Solberg•June 21, 2012

13. How Microplastics and Wetlands Are Linked

    What causes the changes linked to microplastics, how wetlands fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Theo Nakamura•June 20, 2012

14. What Experts Say About Acid Rain

    Researchers have learned a lot about acid rain in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Nadia Kowalczyk•June 20, 2012