Lake Scientist

- — January 23, 2014
Secluded Lake Hillier is a Bubble Gum Pink

Australia’s Recherche Archipelago is home to 105 uninhabited islands that make up a nature reserve. Big and small alike, some support sea lions and waterfowl. Others just get in the[…]

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- — January 23, 2014
Remote sensing scientists sort out Lake Erie’s soup of pigments and sediment

Lake Erie’s complex soup of phytoplankton and suspended sediment makes remote sensing tricky. Research lead by remote sensing scientists at Kent State University is helping to change that.

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- — January 22, 2014
Bacteria in Mono Lake’s Sand Breathe Toxic Elements

With no outlet to the ocean, salt in Mono Lake builds up. Over time, so much has accumulated that white tufa columns – made of limestone, but aided in growth[…]

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- — January 21, 2014
Lake Elsinore: Where Are All the Birds?

Grebes are funny birds. Not really ducks and certainly not swans, it’s hard to place them. Some have black throats, some have white throats – a few have red eyes.[…]

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