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Environment Mar 31, 2022

A new threat emerges for US lakes and rivers. Your lawn or toilet may be partly to blame

Runoff from roads, lawns, farms and old septic tanks is polluting US waterways, driving harmful algae blooms.

Earth Sciences Mar 29, 2022

Researchers thought they knew how PFAS get into the Great Lakes. Then they made a discovery

PFAS pollutants ride rivers across the Midwest and Canada to get to the Great Lakes. But not in the way a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers studying the forever chemicals expected, and that could impact ...

Earth Sciences Mar 21, 2022

With the arrival of spring temps, ice coverage on Lake Michigan is likely to end up just below average this season

As ice coverage across the Great Lakes falls from winter highs with spring and summer warming ahead, Lake Michigan is likely to end up with a just-below-average season.

Astronomy Mar 14, 2022

Still searching for Planet 9

The solar system has eight planets. In 2006, astronomers reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet, the same class that contains Eris, Sedna, Quaoar, Ceres and perhaps many more solar system small bodies. These are defined approximately ...

Earth Sciences Mar 2, 2022

Winter research in Great Lakes will help scientists understand climate change and what happens when ice disappears

A group of scientists walked out on to frozen Lake Michigan to do something they've done time and again throughout the Great Lakes: collect water.

Environment Feb 28, 2022

Chicago area grapples with reducing road salt as chloride levels rise in waterways, Lake Michigan

During icy Midwest winters, a Chicagoan's step onto the sidewalk is often met with a familiar crunch underfoot. But salt, used to keep roads safe for driving and sidewalks safe for walking, comes with an ecological price: ...

Earth Sciences Feb 21, 2022

Lake Michigan ice coverage may be nearing its peak as lake levels continue to drop

Ice coverage may be nearing its peak throughout the Great Lakes in a season that has trended closer to average than originally forecast, as Lake Michigan's water levels are expected to continue their decline well below the ...

Earth Sciences Feb 7, 2022

Most Great Lakes won't approach record highs in next six months, report finds

Most of the Great Lakes will remain above their long-term average water levels in the coming months but won't reach the record highs of recent years, Army Corps of Engineers hydrologists said in their latest forecast.

Nanomaterials Feb 7, 2022

Reusable catalyst makes C–H bond oxidation using oxygen easier and more efficient

In the chemical industry, the selective cleavage and oxidation of carbon–hydrogen (C–H) bonds, called "oxidative C–H functionalization" is an essential step in the production of many solvents, polymers, and surfactants, as ...

Environment Feb 3, 2022

Scientists race to gather winter data on warming Great Lakes

What's happening in the Great Lakes during those long, frigid months when they're often covered partially or completely with ice? A casual observer—and even experts—might be inclined to say, "Not much."

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