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Chronic Wasting Disease: Can Science Save Our Dear Deer?

Chronic Wasting Disease: Can Science Save Our Dear Deer?

Chronic wasting disease is as ominous as it sounds for North American cervids.

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Honey Bee Helpers: It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony

Honey Bee Helpers: It Takes a Village to Conserve a Colony

Do you eat fruits and vegetables? What about nuts? If so, you can thank an insect pollinator, usually a honey bee. These small insects play a major...

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Scientists Collecting Bird Data on Grasslands in Montana this Spring

Scientists Collecting Bird Data on Grasslands in Montana this Spring

Now through late July, 2018, U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct fieldwork on public lands in Phillips and Valley counties near Malta and...

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Public Invitation: Jamestown Science Center Opens Doors for Interactive Experience

Public Invitation: Jamestown Science Center Opens Doors for Interactive Experience

The public is invited to attend a free, family-friendly open house at a local U.S. Geological Survey center for ecology research on Saturday...

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Land-Use Change Rapidly Reducing Critical Honey Bee Habitat in Dakotas

Land-Use Change Rapidly Reducing Critical Honey Bee Habitat in Dakotas

  

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Piping Plovers Losing Breeding Habitat to Wetland Drainage

Piping Plovers Losing Breeding Habitat to Wetland Drainage

Piping plovers, a federally threatened species of shorebirds, are likely losing wetland breeding habitat in the Great Plains as a result of wetland...

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Media Advisory: Congressman Kevin Cramer to Join Scientists and Officials for 50th Anniversary Celebration at Jamestown Science Center

Media Advisory: Congressman Kevin Cramer to Join Scientists and Officials for 50th Anniversary Celebration at Jamestown Science Center

U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer will join leaders from the U.S. Geological Survey and other state and local officials for a 50th anniversary ceremony at...

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Drainage of Prairie Pothole Wetlands Can Increase Flooding and Degrade Ecosystems

Drainage of Prairie Pothole Wetlands Can Increase Flooding and Degrade Ecosystems

The drainage of small wetlands can decrease wildlife habitat and may contribute to flooding in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), according to a recent...
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