SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
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DISCOVER 3
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
VOL. 40, NO. 7
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The Science
of Gun
Violence
Researchers believe
public health models
hold the key to reducing
the damage.
BY RUSS JUSKALIAN
38
The Energy
Scavengers
Everyday static
electricity may be the
world’s most plentiful
source of renewable,
sustainable power.
BY STEPHEN ORNES
46
We at he r i ng
the Storm
How meteorologists
turn heaps of data into
a forecast most relevant
for you.
BY ALISON KLESMAN
54
The
Flamingo’s
Future
Lessons from a race
to rescue thousands
of abandoned
flamingo chicks.
BY ANNA GROVES
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FEATURES
A single adult lesser flamingo
stands out among less colorful
juveniles in Kenya’s Lake Bogoria.
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