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Found in lakes and rivers worldwide, single-celled creatures like these Paramecium bursaria can both eat and photosynthesize. Microbes like this play a double role in climate change, releasing or absorbing carbon dioxide -- the heat-trapping greenhouse gas that is the primary driver of warming -- depending on whether they rely on an animal-like lifestyle or a plant-like lifestyle. Credit: Daniel J. Wieczynski.
Designing an inclusive smart city: Duke researcher Pardis Emami-Naeini wants to make sure the ‘smart cities’ of the future are designed with residents firmly in mind. Photo by John West/Trinity Communications