Lake Scientist

- — July 1, 2014
On Lake Powell, houseboating scientists peer into reservoir’s mercury problem

Lake Powell has a mercury problem, so a crew of scientists embarked on a 13-day investigation with a vacationer-approved houseboat as a base of operations.

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- — June 23, 2014
Hoosier cavefish is the first new cavefish described from U.S. in 40 years

Scientists discovered a new species of cavefish in Indiana, splitting an already-endangered species into two smaller populations.

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- — June 23, 2014
Independent Tests Find Red River Water Flowing to Lake Winnipeg is High in Nutrients

A radio station in Winnipeg has sponsored water quality tests for Lake Winnipeg that looked into concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus making it into the lake. The results, experts say,[…]

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- — June 20, 2014
Friday Five: African Great Lakes Support Diverse Cichlid Fish

Cichlids are a family of fish that are commonly found in home aquariums. Variations of these fish number in the thousands, but lakes play a key role in making such[…]

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