Invasive bloody red shrimp discovered in Lake Superior
An invasive species with a jarring name has turned up in Lake Superior: the bloody red shrimp.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2018
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Unusual lunar-grazing Aldebaran eclipse visible Tuesday, October 18 across US
As seen from a path about a mile wide extending from Los Angeles, California, to Denver, Colorado, and on to Minnesota south of Minneapolis (and further east, to Lake Superior and Labrador), the bright star Aldebaran's angular ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2016
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The legacy of mercury in Lake Superior
The northern Great Lakes are praised for being clean, but these aquatic systems don't exist in a vacuum. Contaminants still find their way into lake water and sediments. Mercury is of particular interest because of its toxicity ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2016
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Great Lakes water level slump over, future unclear
Scientists say the longest period on record of abnormally low Great Lakes water levels has ended, but it's uncertain whether the recovery is temporary or the beginning of a new long-term trend.
Environment
Dec 10, 2014
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Great Lakes welcome rising water levels
After years of parched shorelines, water levels in the Great Lakes have come rushing back. The crowds that flock to the Superior shoreline this summer are finding harbors deeper and beaches narrower than they've been in 15 ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2014
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Lake Superior may see coldest surface water since 1979
(Phys.org) —Surface-water temperatures above the deepest parts of Lake Superior are expected to be at least 6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal by August, delaying the onset of the evaporation season and raising water ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2014
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NASA satellite sees great freeze over Great Lakes
At night, as cold settles in, lake ice creaks and groans. It's been excessively cold, and I camped exposed on the snow-swept surface. Other than the lack of vegetation and the sounds at night, you'd never know you were on ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2014
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Great Lakes have most ice in decades thanks to bitter winter
This winter's frigid temperatures have produced the largest amount of ice cover on the Great Lakes in at least 25 years.
Environment
Jan 29, 2014
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Minnesota's iconic moose population is falling
Fly over northeastern Minnesota with "Sky Dan" and you'd see a moose. One time, he spotted 15 of them during an hour flight. The pilot was so confident, he even offered those on his aerial tours a money-back guarantee.
Ecology
Dec 24, 2012
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Sewage treatment plants may contribute to antibiotic resistance problem
Water discharged into lakes and rivers from municipal sewage treatment plants may contain significant concentrations of the genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant. That's the conclusion of a new study on a sewage treatment ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2011
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