2014 Nov/Dec Issue

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In some Southern states, leasing rooftop solar panels is illegal, energy efficiency is a novel concept, and the governor lobbies for the local coal-friendly utility. How does the South get to clean power from there?
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A Cleaner South

In some Southern states, leasing rooftop solar panels is illegal, energy efficiency is a novel concept, and the governor lobbies for the local coal-friendly utility. How does the South get to clean power from there?

By Judith Lewis Mernit

October 3, 2014

Logging Truck in Para StateA truck loaded with timber on the Curua-Una road after crossing the River of the same name, near Santarem, Para State.
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Branching Out Against Illegal Logging

How a little-known U.S. trade law has clipped the global black market for lumber

By Steve Hawk

October 3, 2014

A healthy Africa begins with healthy mothers and children
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One Woman at a Time

A healthy Africa begins with healthy mothers and children

By Reed McManus

October 2, 2014

First ascent of Virgin Tower, Enshi Grand Canyon National Park, China
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The Science of Awe

Can psychologists chart what happens when nature blows your mind?

By Jake Abrahamson

October 2, 2014

Lynx tracks in snow
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Written in Snow: Learning How to Track Wild Animals

Citizen scientists forgo the slopes to search for scat

By Molly Loomis

October 7, 2014