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The American Chestnut Blight

By: Emma Huang, Journalist

Mature American Chestnut trees used to be everywhere. Now, if you go looking, you might find a mature chestnut tree, but almost all of those trees are either imported or are a hybrid. How could one of the most common trees of America be wiped out so utterly and completely?

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Deforestation

By: Hamza Naeem, Journalist

About 2,000 years ago, 80 percent of Western Europe was forested; today the figure is 34 percent. Much of Earth's farmland was once forests.

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The Process Of Making Rubber

By: Nixon Ortega, Journalist

Do you wanna learn about rubber? Then read from my article!

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The World’s Oldest Tree

By: Ashton Gekhman, Journalist

This tree, named Methuselah, is over 4,800 years old and is still standing strong. It is estimated to have been born in the year 3,266 BC, which makes it older than the pyramids of Egypt and the oldest living organism on Earth.

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