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By Weiting Du
Summer is here and so are the annoying mosquitoes. But so, too, are creatures that limit their number. Water mites are close relatives to spiders and live in freshwater. Some of them can parasitize or prey on mosquitoes, according to a recent review study published in the Diversity journal. Understanding these water mites could be important for developing new ways to control them, the study said.
Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.
Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.
A rapidly spreading invasive species may soon be on its way to Michigan.
Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.
After an unknown incident caused Enbridge Energy to shut down the east leg of Line 5 last week, Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested that the entire pipeline be temporarily shut down until the damage is investigated further.
Forestcast is a new podcast from USDA Forest Service.
Part one in a series of podcasts on forest invaders from the USDA Forest Service.
A combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford dams along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County, Michigan on May 19. The state can only afford to address a fraction of those dams with the current fund.
It may be tempting to capture spectacular aerial photos of wildfires, but using drones is not only reckless, it’s illegal, and could have deadly consequences, according to firefighting experts in several states.