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North Atlantic May Be a New Route for Spread of Avian Flu to North America

North Atlantic May Be a New Route for Spread of Avian Flu to North America

The North Atlantic region is a newly discovered important pathway for avian influenza to move between Europe and North America, according to a U.S...

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Bighorn Sheep on A Desert Island: Been There, Dung That

Bighorn Sheep on A Desert Island: Been There, Dung That

In a finding authors are coining an "unintentional rewilding," scientists identified a cave dung deposit as belonging to bighorn sheep that became...

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New Videos Released for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

New Videos Released for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

The U.S. Geological Survey has released two new videos about the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 27, 1964 to commemorate the upcoming 50th...

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Invasive Burmese Pythons Are Good Navigators and Can Find Their Way Home

Invasive Burmese Pythons Are Good Navigators and Can Find Their Way Home

Invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida are able to find their way home even when moved far away from their capture locations, a finding that has...

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Invasive Burmese Pythons Are Good Navigators and Can Find Their Way Home

Invasive Burmese Pythons Are Good Navigators and Can Find Their Way Home

Invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida are able to find their way home even when moved far away from their capture locations, a finding that has...

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Historic Reports Reissued for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

Historic Reports Reissued for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey has reissued a...
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Media Advisory: Speed Date with a Drought Scientist

Media Advisory: Speed Date with a Drought Scientist

How does drought affect California's water supply? Does it impact the surface water only, or what about groundwater? How does it impact water quality...

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Nutrients in Upper Mississippi May be Damaging La Crosse-Area Waters

Nutrients in Upper Mississippi May be Damaging La Crosse-Area Waters

High concentrations of nutrients from the Upper Mississippi River may be causing harmful algae and duckweed growth in some La Crosse-area lakes and...
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Value of U.S. Mineral Production Decreased in 2013

Value of U.S. Mineral Production Decreased in 2013

Last year, the estimated value of mineral production in the U.S. was $74.3 billion, a slight decrease from $75.8 billion in 2012. According to the U.S...

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Parasite in Live Asian Swamp Eels May Cause Human Illness

Parasite in Live Asian Swamp Eels May Cause Human Illness

Raw or undercooked Asian swamp eels could transmit a parasitic infection called gnathostomiasis to consumers.

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Historical Mining Impacts Decreasing in Some Stream Reaches in Upper Clark Fork Basin

Historical Mining Impacts Decreasing in Some Stream Reaches in Upper Clark Fork Basin

Streams in the Upper Clark Fork Basin have shown a decrease or no change in the occurrence of metals and arsenic associated with historical mining...
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Land Use Impacts Aquatic Life in Illinois River Basin

Land Use Impacts Aquatic Life in Illinois River Basin

The biology of small streams in the Illinois River Basin has been disturbed by a mix of factors, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.
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