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Coastal Wetland Decision Support Tools Now Available for Great Lakes

Coastal Wetland Decision Support Tools Now Available for Great Lakes

Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative Launches Coastal Wetland Decision Support Tools

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Not Just for Kissing: Mistletoe and Birds, Bees, and Other Beasts

Not Just for Kissing: Mistletoe and Birds, Bees, and Other Beasts

Perhaps some of you have already experienced a sweet smooch or two under the holiday mistletoe, enjoying this fairly old kissing ritual for people...

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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?

  

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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!

True or false? People are the leading cause of wildfires in the United States.

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Wild Turkey Talk

Wild Turkey Talk

A group of turkeys is referred to as either a rafter or a gang.  So this Thanksgiving, when celebrating with your own gang, remember the turkey as...

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USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

A new USGS-NASA study found widespread shoreline loss along heavily oiled areas of Louisiana's coast after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and...

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Small Alpine Insects are Big Messengers of Climate Change

Small Alpine Insects are Big Messengers of Climate Change

West Glacier, Mont. – Two rare alpine insects – native to the northern Rocky Mountains and dependent on cold waters of glacier and snowmelt-fed alpine...

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USGS Study Reveals Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species on Native Fish

USGS Study Reveals Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species on Native Fish

A new USGS study shows non-native Brown Trout can place a burden on native Brook Trout under the increased water temperatures climate change can cause...

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In Orlando, USGS Science on the Health of the Environment is on Display

In Orlando, USGS Science on the Health of the Environment is on Display

Studies on the aquatic food web, tree swallows, and the spread of contaminants take center stage at SETAC 2016.

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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!

True or False? People can catch white-nose syndrome from bats or the environment. 

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New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

Plan also addresses other rangeland threats

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The Science of Harmful Algal Blooms

The Science of Harmful Algal Blooms

Building knowledge to protect ecological and human health

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