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Cat Scan Reporter Reflects on Spring Break (Live)
Matthew Scarborough shares his observations on Monterey, Calif., after spending nine days on spring break in the coastal town.

The Electric Bicycle: Future Transportation Option? (Live)
TUCSON, Ariz. — All is normal on the campus of the University of Arizona. The sun breaks through palm trees as cascading rays of light reflect off the oversized sunglasses of girls talking on their cell phones.

But somewhere in between the chatter and bustle exists an audible humming sound, similar to a computer's. Suddenly a bicycle, of sorts, flies past a group of curious onlookers, whose brows raise and eyes focus on the mysterious vehicle emitting a low buzzing noise.

Man-made ‘Swamp’ Benefits Nature, Man Alike (Live)
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a landscape dominated by towering saguaros and arid desert, the sight of shimmering water and lush vegetation tantalizes the senses. A visit to the Sweetwater Wetlands alters every understanding of the Sonoran Desert.

Whether it’s the cacophonous roar of thousands of birds or the cattails jutting from the algae, thoughts of the Everglades replace the dust and cacti as an eerie paranoia of an alligator attack becomes strangely logical.