Urban rainforest: an African jungle comes to life on New York's west side

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The Central African Republic's Dzanga-Ndoki Rainforest looks real in a diorama in the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York. It occupies an 11,000-sq-ft hall and contains over 150 mammals, among others. Light and sound are also designed to recreate the rainforest.

Models, Appreciation, Museums, Art museums, Natural resources, Manhattan, New York, New York, Rain forests, Central African Republic, Diorama, Dioramas

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Chemistry's last stand

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Issues are presented concerning the environmental damage which has been caused by the mining industry in Picher, OK. A proposal made by scientists to turn the area into wetlands and use sulfate-reducing bacteria to capture toxic metals is discussed.

Usage, Mining industry, Environmental aspects, Bacteria, Soil pollution, Oklahoma

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The plane that drove

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The Airphibian aircraft, developed by Robert Edison Fulton Jr. after World War II, was designed for travel on roads as well as in the aird. The vehicle will be displayed during the annual Cleveland Airshow at Burke Lakefront Airport, 2000.

History, Exhibitions, Flight, Research aircraft, Vintage automobiles, Experimental aircraft, Vintage cars

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