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Top 10 New Species!

ENVIRONMENT Large and small, beautiful and bizarre, researchers have released the top ten new species for 2018. (CNN) What were the top ten two years ago? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Amphipod Epimeria quasimodo, a tiny crustacean, is abundant in the frigid waters of the ocean surrounding Antarctica. What are amphipods? In what other … Continue reading Top 10 New Species!

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Current Event Connection

Circle of Life

SCIENCE Scientists have released a new version of the tree of life, showing everything we know about how the 2.3 million living things of Earth are related to one another. (Washington Post) Learn what criteria scientists use to classify organisms with our activity. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit—and check out the bolded items for some great … Continue reading Circle of Life

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