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Claudia Regan Takes the Helm as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman

Claudia Regan Takes the Helm as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman

New Center Director to sustain NOROCK’s tradition of productivity and partnership in generating ground-breaking science relevant to resource managers...

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Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near Solar Project Power Towers

Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near Solar Project Power Towers

Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by...

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West Coast Fish Pathogen Now Found in the East

West Coast Fish Pathogen Now Found in the East

A fish pathogen similar to one previously found in the United States only in Pacific salmonids -- salmon and trout species -- has been identified for...

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Big Thompson Canyon Floods of 1976 and 2013: A Tale of Two Deadly and Destructive Weather Events

Big Thompson Canyon Floods of 1976 and 2013: A Tale of Two Deadly and Destructive Weather Events

 

Forty years ago on July 31, as Coloradoans and tourists celebrated the state’s centennial, between 12 and 14 inches of rain fell over a four-hour...

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Large Deposits of Potentially Producible Gas Hydrate Found in Indian Ocean

Large Deposits of Potentially Producible Gas Hydrate Found in Indian Ocean

This research is the result of a partnership between the Government of India, the Government of Japan, and U.S. scientists.

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Low Levels of Contaminants Found in Great Lakes Tree Swallow Eggs

Low Levels of Contaminants Found in Great Lakes Tree Swallow Eggs

    

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Groundwater Discharge to Upper Colorado River Basin Varies in Response to Drought

Groundwater Discharge to Upper Colorado River Basin Varies in Response to Drought

Assessing age of groundwater to determine resource availability

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More than 160 years of Walrus Haulout Observations Reported by Russians and Americans Published as Database

More than 160 years of Walrus Haulout Observations Reported by Russians and Americans Published as Database

Information will aid marine and conservation planning

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Water Quality Nearly Unchanged by Artificial Recharge Activities in Wichita

Water Quality Nearly Unchanged by Artificial Recharge Activities in Wichita

Study shows water quality minimally affected in nearby streams and groundwater

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Islands in Ice: Lake Huron Fish Spawning Habitat Created by Ancient Streams of Ice

Islands in Ice: Lake Huron Fish Spawning Habitat Created by Ancient Streams of Ice

Paleo-ice streams, or corridors within ice sheets that move more quickly than surrounding ice, may have formed much of the egg-laying habitat for...

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Young and Old Volcanoes East of the Sierra Nevada: New Map, Report and Public Events

Young and Old Volcanoes East of the Sierra Nevada: New Map, Report and Public Events

A new geologic map of the Long Valley Caldera, Mammoth Mountain, and the Middle Fork canyon of the San Joaquin River including Devils Postpile...

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New Study Shows High Potential for Groundwater to be Corrosive in Half of U.S. States

New Study Shows High Potential for Groundwater to be Corrosive in Half of U.S. States

An analysis of more than 20,000 wells nationwide shows 25 states have groundwater that has either high or very high potential to be corrosive...

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