Pollution How can poop be cleaned and reused? Researchers wanted to find out if they could build a low-cost wastewater treatment option using only materials found locally in Madagascar.
Biology What helps plants get just the right amount of iron? Scientists explored the impact of epigenetics on how plants regulate their iron uptake.
Biodiversity and Conservation Should we let the ocean in or not? Scientists wanted to find out whether marine organisms would move in quickly if uninhabited coastal land gets flooded.
Biodiversity and Conservation How do nutrients change flowering in prairies? Scientists wanted to find out what effect do synthetic fertilizers have on wild prairies.
Energy and Climate How does carbon cycle through the oceans? Scientists wanted to find out what happens with carbon dioxide in the oceans.
Energy and Climate How do tiny ocean critters affect the global carbon cycle? Scientists study what ocean bacteria (will) do with the carbon dissolved in the water.
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