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Author: Susan Cosier

Always interested in multiple aspects of the environment, Susan decided to try writing about them. She is now pursuing a career investigating science and environmental topics from yet another perspective.

Could Sunscreen Be Harmful?

A new study points out potential holes in sunscreen protection.

By Susan Cosier | Posted October 16, 2006

Big Problems, Little Solutions

Nanotechnology could ease the world’s water woes.

By Susan Cosier | Posted September 22, 2006

It’s Raining Fish

Unusual objects sometimes fall from the sky, courtesy of waterspouts.

By Susan Cosier | Posted September 17, 2006

Bloom from the Tomb

A corpse flower grows in Brooklyn.

By Susan Cosier | Posted August 21, 2006

Wave Goodbye

Engineers attempt to protect eroding beaches.

By Susan Cosier | Posted August 18, 2006

Is it true that tomato sauce will get rid of the smell of a skunk?

-asks Travis Harr-Connole from Loveland, CO.

By Susan Cosier | Posted July 26, 2006

Green Buildings

Conservation through architecture.

By Susan Cosier | Posted July 25, 2006

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