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...littering, and then scatters. A few less experienced hunters trail along behind Bo, scaling a nearly vertical hill of fine, sliding sandstone and hard rock, arriving just below a cavernous outcropping -- a den. Browning is on his hands and knees peering into the dark crevices under the ledge, reflecting sunlight into the deep shadows with a mirror. He and a couple of Jaycees consult...
...marine impact of nitrogen, mainly from fertilizer runoff, sewage and animal wastes, has been recognized for years. But the E.D.F. study is the first to pinpoint acid rain as an important source of coastal pollution. Any overload of nitrogen feeds marine algae, which bloom into vast growths that block sunlight and deplete the oxygen supply, smothering fish and crustaceans. The E.D.F. reports that 25% of the nitrogen contaminating Chesapeake Bay is the result of acid rain; investigators found similar nitrogen levels in a preliminary study of the coastal waters of New York and North Carolina. The proposed solution: tighter state...
...Pittsburgh local Meteorologist Brian Sussman creates mini-planetariums for fifth-graders by piercing the shape of the Big Dipper on the bottom of plastic cups. In a fifth-grade classroom at the Hillside School in Needham, Mass., students think up celestial similes: trees become the "roots of the sky"; sunlight is "butter pouring through a hole"; clouds are savored as "marshmallows." When children look skyward for lessons and inspiration, all sorts of wonderful things happen, says Keohane. "It makes them think, expand their vocabulary, gain confidence. And the best part is that it's free...
...want that." Instead, she sought help at a local clinic, where she received a novel prescription: sit in front of a bank of bright lights for several hours a day. Within a week she was back to her normal sunny self. Says Krabacher, who now basks in fake sunlight each day at the desk in her office: "I'm finally having a good winter up here...
Those who believe they have license to bask in the sun after using Retin-A are also in for a surprise. The drug leaves the skin more sensitive to sunlight. "I went skiing last winter, and even though I used a strong sun block, I still got a killer sunburn," reports Monica Gutierrez, 32, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who has used Retin-A for about 18 months. Declares James Leyden, a professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania: "Retin-A is not an antidote to sun worshiping...