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  1. Humans

    Letters from the March 31, 2007, issue of Science News

    On the hoof Do cows and other domestic-herd animals really emit more methane than bison and other wild-herd animals emitted before people came along? Do grass, alfalfa, and other pasture plants remove less carbon dioxide than do forests? There were open grasslands before pastures replaced some forests. I hope the people who are researching these […]

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  2. Science & Society

    From the March 20, 1937, issue

    The real Groundhog Day, microfilm book storage, and turning farm waste into chemical products.

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  3. Ecosystems

    Lakeshore Nature Preserve

    This nature preserve at the University of Wisconsin–Madison protects undeveloped lands along the shore of Lake Mendota.