Insects offer new hope in Michigan State University’s fight against forever chemicals

Insects offer new hope in Michigan State University’s fight against forever chemicals
Great Lakes Echo
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring an unexpected new tool that could reshape how scientists detect so-called forever chemicals in lakes, rivers and wetlands across the Great Lakes. Scientists have discovered that locusts can sniff out PFAS contaminants down to parts per trillion, a level of detection far beyond most conventional sensors. The new […]
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring an unexpected new tool that could reshape how scientists detect so-called forever chemicals in lakes, rivers and wetlands across the Great Lakes. Scientists have discovered that locusts can sniff out PFAS contaminants down to parts per trillion, a level of detection far beyond most conventional sensors. The new […]
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Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed
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In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
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Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health
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Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
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Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people

Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people
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Most people living near Lake Erie are familiar with warnings to not come into contact with blue-green algae blooms, but scientists are now studying what happens when that algae becomes […]
Most people living near Lake Erie are familiar with warnings to not come into contact with blue-green algae blooms, but scientists are now studying what happens when that algae becomes […]
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Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people

Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products

Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a way to more evenly distribute sunlight in algae cultivation systems, which leads to more algae growth that can be used for sustainable products.
By Anna Barnes Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a way to more evenly distribute sunlight in algae cultivation systems, which leads to more algae growth that can be used for sustainable products.
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Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products

How scientists predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear

How scientists predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear
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By Julia Roeder Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
By Julia Roeder Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
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UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Superior

UMD researchers help design first-of-its-kind particle experiment in Lake Superior
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A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better […]
A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth is helping design a first-of-its-kind physics experiment in Lake Superior which will detect neutrino particles and could help them better […]
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Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region

Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region
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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Bald eagles are helping scientists uncover where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination may be coming from across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Bald eagles are helping scientists uncover where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination may be coming from across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
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Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region

Ohio weather is full of surprises. Climate change isn’t

Ohio weather is full of surprises. Climate change isn’t
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By Elizabeth McGowan Across the Midwest, precipitation is increasing and falling in heavier bursts, a trend scientists link to a warming atmosphere that can hold more moisture.
By Elizabeth McGowan Across the Midwest, precipitation is increasing and falling in heavier bursts, a trend scientists link to a warming atmosphere that can hold more moisture.
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Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals

Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
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Relocating merlins may reduce threats to endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, study finds

Relocating merlins may reduce threats to endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva To save endangered piping plovers, scientists are getting creative. One research group explored relocating one of the plovers' predators -- merlins -- away from nesting sites.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva To save endangered piping plovers, scientists are getting creative. One research group explored relocating one of the plovers' predators -- merlins -- away from nesting sites.
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Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds

Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.
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Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds
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