Under the muddy surface of the Chicago River, a bluegill swam miles upon miles, back and forth from one end of the river system to another.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2023
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Ahead of World Rivers Day (24 September), new research by the University of Oxford reveals that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the animals and plants that live in rivers, than surrounding ...
Ecology
Sep 21, 2023
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Over the past 10 years, Ongata Rongai, a satellite town on the edge of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has experienced uncontrolled development and exponential population growth. Because of its appealing location close to the city, ...
Environment
Sep 15, 2023
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Human activities can drastically alter the nutrient balance in ecosystems, causing long-lasting problems for wildlife. Coastal oligotrophication, the process by which a coastal ecosystem becomes progressively less enriched ...
Ecology
Sep 13, 2023
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A research team led by Qi Shi from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has investigated the relationship between groundwater nitrate concentration and ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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A new New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics paper out today describes the 266 fossil species as one of the richest and most diverse groups of three-million-year-old fauna ever found in New Zealand. At least ten previously ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 27, 2023
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A low-tech solution to help farmers make more money from their muck could also help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance from sewage and manure, according to scientists at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen and ...
Biotechnology
Aug 18, 2023
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The transport of pharmaceuticals released from sewage treatment plants into farmland soils, with the potential to load into drinking water sources, is one that researchers at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) ...
Environment
Aug 9, 2023
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Owing to human activities and climate change, many animal species have invaded new habitats. Such biological invasion comes with devastating impacts on the local biodiversity and ecosystems. The red swamp crayfish—known ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2023
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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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