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Nature 408, 516-517 (30 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35046144

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Spiders need friends too

Jeremy N. McNeil1

In October, the first world championships for young environmental researchers brought 143 participants from 73 countries to the finals at EXPO 2000 in Hanover. WYRE — Worldwide Young Researchers for the Environment — was a joint initiative of Stiftung Jugend forscht, the organization that runs Germany's annual youth science contest, and the Deutsche Bank.