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EarthWord – Holotype

EarthWord – Holotype

This week's EarthWord, to quote Indiana Jones, belongs in a museum...

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

In what year did the United States experience the most acres burned from wildfires (on record)?

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EarthWord–Mortality Event

EarthWord–Mortality Event

See a flock of birds fall from the sky? There’s an #EarthWord for that, and it isn’t “apocalypse”

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Moving Barges Have Potential to Transport Invasive Fish

Moving Barges Have Potential to Transport Invasive Fish

When a moving barge encounters small fish in the Illinois Waterway there is a possibility that the fish will become trapped in the gap between barges...

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Designing Mortality Monitoring at Solar Facilities

Designing Mortality Monitoring at Solar Facilities

Addressing a need for wildlife monitoring at solar power facilities

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Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

    

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This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

New USGS models help predict storm effects on beaches

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University of Toledo Student Discovers First Grass Carp Eggs in Great Lakes Tributary

University of Toledo Student Discovers First Grass Carp Eggs in Great Lakes Tributary

A graduate student at The University of Toledo is the first researcher to find direct proof of grass carp, a type of invasive Asian carp, spawning in...

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The Case of the Misplaced Deer

The Case of the Misplaced Deer

Featuring misplaced deer, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and a dishonest fur trader

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New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms

New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide

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Pharmaceuticals Commonly Detected in Small Streams in the Southeastern United States

Pharmaceuticals Commonly Detected in Small Streams in the Southeastern United States

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

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Prescribed Fires Reduce Tree Death from Drought

Prescribed Fires Reduce Tree Death from Drought

Fighting Drought with Fire

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