Credit: Rachel Mullis
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Vernal Pools Are Short-Lived but Critical Biodiversity Hot Spots

On a rainy spring morning in Strafford, Steve Faccio stood thigh-deep in water, holding what looked like four globes of translucent white jelly speckled with black seeds. Around him, a small group of nature lovers craned to catch a closer look. Each mass enclosed hundreds of salamander eggs. “Welcome to the alien party,” murmured one […]

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