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Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

A new tool, which predicted the recent, rapid growth and continued spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, can help forecast and manage other...

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Mineral Discovery Could Mean Billions for Michigan

Mineral Discovery Could Mean Billions for Michigan

For more than two decades, researchers, geologists, and investors had no idea they were standing above tremendous wealth. Thousands of feet deep...

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The Top 5 Mineral-Producing States

The Top 5 Mineral-Producing States

In 2016, these five states led the pack in mineral production, accounting for about one third of the total mineral production value for the entire...

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Up in the Air to Look Deep Underground

Up in the Air to Look Deep Underground

Look, in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...underground mineral research?

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Wells Affect Water Flows in the Central Sands Region

Wells Affect Water Flows in the Central Sands Region

Both irrigation wells and municipal wells affect flows in the Little Plover River near Plover, Wisconsin, stretches of which ran dry in past years...

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Sex-Shifting Fish: Growth Rate Could Determine Sea Lamprey Sex

Sex-Shifting Fish: Growth Rate Could Determine Sea Lamprey Sex

Unlike most animals, sea lampreys, an invasive, parasitic species of fish damaging the Great Lakes, could become male or female depending on how...

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Human, Cattle Viruses Detected in Some Great Lakes Tributaries

Human, Cattle Viruses Detected in Some Great Lakes Tributaries

Human and bovine, or cattle, viruses were detected in a small percentage of some Great Lakes Basin streams, with human viruses more prevalent in urban...

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Coal-Tar-Sealant a Major Source of PAH Contamination in Milwaukee Streams

Coal-Tar-Sealant a Major Source of PAH Contamination in Milwaukee Streams

EarthView–A Landsat Mosaic for Indiana’s Bicentennial

EarthView–A Landsat Mosaic for Indiana’s Bicentennial

Celebrate Indiana's Bicentennial with a Landsat Mosaic Image!

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A Marine Mystery: What’s Causing Seabird Die-Offs in Alaska?

A Marine Mystery: What’s Causing Seabird Die-Offs in Alaska?

Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality

Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality

Water-Level Changes in Northeast Twin Cities Lakes Vary with Landscape Setting

Water-Level Changes in Northeast Twin Cities Lakes Vary with Landscape Setting