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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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