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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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New Research Confirms Continued, Unabated and Large-Scale Amphibian Declines: Local Action Key to Reversing Losses

New Research Confirms Continued, Unabated and Large-Scale Amphibian Declines: Local Action Key to Reversing Losses

New U.S. Geological Survey-led research suggests that even though amphibians are severely declining worldwide, there is no smoking gun – and thus no...

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New study reveals state of Juniata River watershed headwaters

New study reveals state of Juniata River watershed headwaters

A new study from the USGS assesses water quality data for the Juniata River Basin in Western Blair County, Pennsylvania.

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USGS Scientists Receive Presidential Awards for Research on Earthquakes, Fish Disease, and Paleoclimate

USGS Scientists Receive Presidential Awards for Research on Earthquakes, Fish Disease, and Paleoclimate

The U.S. Geological Survey is celebrating the success of three distinguished researchers who are recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for...

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