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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.

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EarthWord–Fugitive

EarthWord–Fugitive

“Whatcha gonna do when they come for you”-thinks this week’s EarthWord...

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Islands in Ice: Lake Huron Fish Spawning Habitat Created by Ancient Streams of Ice

Islands in Ice: Lake Huron Fish Spawning Habitat Created by Ancient Streams of Ice

Paleo-ice streams, or corridors within ice sheets that move more quickly than surrounding ice, may have formed much of the egg-laying habitat for...

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EarthWord–Morbidity

EarthWord–Morbidity

When you’re not dead yet, but aren’t feeling well either, there’s an EarthWord for that...

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Some Birds and Reptiles Vulnerable to Climate Change in the Southwestern US

Some Birds and Reptiles Vulnerable to Climate Change in the Southwestern US

New study offers insights to minimize projected climate impacts through proactive land-management activities

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The Case of the Missing Holotypes

The Case of the Missing Holotypes

Featuring lost museum specimens & watercolors...

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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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