Nearly 60 different types of fish found in Chicago waterways, study shows
Amazing what can happen when a city stops dumping massive amounts of bleach into its waterways.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2020
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Chicago's $1 billion water deal shows Great Lakes wealth
As American states such as California grapple with harsher and more frequent droughts, the Midwest is touting its ample water supplies to spur economic growth.
Environment
May 2, 2023
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'Fun' research on Cold War-era ads about flying saucers, UFOs finds themes that remain relevant today
A look at history often provides some context for the present and might even inform the future, so it's not surprising two Penn State faculty members' review of Cold War-era print and television advertisements about flying ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Need to hit friends up for cash? There's an app for that
On a trip to Maine with four friends, Alexander Culbertson racked up $1,300 on gas, hotel rooms, food and drinks.
Software
Jun 25, 2015
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Why cash incentives aren't a good idea in education
If there is one iron law of economics it is this: people respond to incentives. Offer an "all you can eat" buffet and people eat a lot. Double the demerit points for speeding on a holiday weekend and fewer people speed. And ...
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2014
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The annual 3,000-mile monarch migration is heading toward Chicago: 'It's like a Disney movie, except better'
Breanna Seibel was riding a four-wheeler alongside her alfalfa field in northern Wisconsin when she started seeing monarch butterflies. The bright orange visitors were swooping, fluttering and dancing in pairs, quartets and ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2021
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Researcher unravels century-old woolly tale to find truth behind massive bones
Animals go extinct, places too. And stories change. Boaz, a small village in Richland County, Wis., has only 156 people these days. There are a half-dozen streets, a couple of taverns, a small park with a baseball diamond ...
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2015
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Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures
(AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, despite a warning that the exotic fish pose a "dire threat" to the region's environment ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2012
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Costly Deep Tunnel flooding project can't handle Chicago area's severe storms fueled by climate change
Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County suburbs on July 2, the region's $3.8 billion flood-control project appeared ready as can be to bottle up storm runoff.
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access
The Los Angeles Times said Friday that it will begin charging online readers next month, the latest major US newspaper to require a subscription to its website.
Internet
Feb 24, 2012
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