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Ecology

Examine the baby plants inside the seeds we eat.

Make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms.

Watch the life of a plant embryo unfold.

Scientific data reveals the migration habits of marine animals.

How do first responders rescue whales tangled in debris?

Plankton can distinguish between different colors of light.

Raise a piling to see what grows.

Explore the complexity and enormity of this grand, once-living organism.

Hear from practicing researchers about their daily work.

Goopy, bacteria-rich pond mud creates a colorful, changing exhibit.

Get outside and discover the diversity of insect life in your neighborhood.

Microbial decomposers heat things up.

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