In an ordinary Chicago winter, ice fishermen would still be scampering out onto the frozen stretches of Lake Michigan, toting fishing rods, drills—even pop-up shelters.
Earth Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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Melting glaciers and rising sea levels are common examples of the effects of climate change. However, there has been far less research on how a warmer world affects people who need freshwater ice on lakes and rivers. What ...
Environment
Dec 18, 2019
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In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, frozen lakes define the winter experience and create an indelible sense of place. From ice fishing and hockey to skating, skiing and snowmobiling, icy lakes enable communities to ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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Most stream-resident fish stay throughout winter despite the ice. This has been shown by Christine Weber, previous researcher at Umeå University, by tagging trout and sculpins with transponders to follow fish migration. ...
Ecology
Apr 25, 2016
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Using a new net, marine biologists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, been able to catch polar cod directly beneath the Arctic sea ice with a trawl, allowing them to determine their large-scale distribution ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2015
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Residents of the sub-Arctic village of Umiujaq wistfully remember the good old days, when the ice-fishing season was long and the catch bountiful.
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2015
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Two adult vendace, Britain's rarest freshwater fish and a relic of the last ice age, were found in Bassenthwaite Lake in north-West England last month, more than a decade after being declared 'locally extinct'. Last year, ...
Ecology
Oct 2, 2014
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A couple of guys in Wisconsin have combined a tradition dating back at least 1,500 years with the Internet age.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 2, 2014
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Scientists expressed alarm on Monday over the rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean caused by carbon dioxide emissions, which could have dire consequences on the region's fragile ecosystem.
Environment
May 6, 2013
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A federal appeals court has rejected the state of Alaska's attempt to remove polar bears from the threatened species list.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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