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Commentator Stuart Cheifet explains that an "avatar" is the incarnation or embodiment of a spirit or concept. Now in cyberspace, you can create a "virtual you" — a graphic image representing who you are. These avatars can wander through a 3D cyber environment, meeting other avatars along the way.

Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio reports on biotech companies' efforts to grow potentially toxic plants in controlled environments. One such place is an abandoned copper mine in Michigan, where plants are grown 200 feet underground.

Two lawsuits by current and former employees of the Christian Coalition allege a Jim Crow-like working environment at the organization's Washington headquarter. As NPR's Phillip Martin reports, it's the latest hurdle for an organization that's been in turmoil for the last few years.

being anti-environment by introducing new legislation.

of BioServe Space Technologies about the latest space shuttle mission which will focus on the effect a low-gravity space environment has on several species of plants.

A scientist in Washington state has done some new research showing that apples grown organically can be more profitable and better for the environment than those conventionally grown. But NPR's Richard Harris points out that what works in an experimental setting still might not work in the marketplace.

The Trump administration says it is seeking a huge budget to refill and expand its munitions.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year stripping wetlands of most federal protections is drawing more attention to the threatened ecosystems, and what states can do in response.

For tourists, Illinois is the place to be for the historic cicada emergence. The 17-year brood in the state’s northern half and the 13-year brood in the southern part are set to converge near Springfield.

Some Navajo are trying to bring back their traditional food culture, including drinking Navajo "tea." It's brewed with a plant called greenthread that thrives in the mid-summer heat of the Southwest.