Large-river specialist fishes—from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub—are in danger, but researchers say there is greater hope to save them if major ...

Biology - Ecology

May 22, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Heavy rains have become more frequent in the upper Midwest over the past 60 years, according to a study from the University of Iowa. The trend appears to hold true even with the current drought plaguing the region, the study's ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 13, 2013 4 / 5 (5) 3

(Phys.org)—The spring 2011 flood on the Mississippi was among the largest floods ever, the river swelling over its banks and wreaking destruction in the surrounding areas. But a University of Pennsylvania-led study also ...

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Feb 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

After Brian Griffin pulls his boat out of West Loon Lake, a couple of weeds dangle from his trailer and propeller.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 09, 2012 not rated yet 2

Biologist Jon Amberg has spent the last two years obsessed with fish guts, laboring over a singular challenge: Develop a poison pill that will kill Asian carp and leave other fish unscathed.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 03, 2012 2.3 / 5 (4) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The tile drainage systems in upper Mississippi farmlands -- from southwest Minnesota to across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio -- are the biggest contributors of nitrogen runoff into the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 24, 2010 4.5 / 5 (6) 1 |

Tile drainage in the Mississippi Basin is one of the great advances of the 19th and 20th centuries, allowing highly productive agriculture in what was once land too wet to farm. In fact, installation of new ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 27, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 21, 2009 5 / 5 (3) 0

The Water Science and Technology Board, (WTSB), Division on Earth and Life Sciences of the National Research Council has released for publication its study for improving water quality in the Mississippi River ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 27, 2009 3.6 / 5 (12) 20

(AP) -- A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 10, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0