Waste
More litter means fewer tourists
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The more litter on the beach, the fewer days visitors spend at it, according to a recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Water
What do small Minnesota lakes sound like?
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Researchers used underwater microphones to collect sounds from 15 Minnesota lakes to understand their baseline sound levels and determine the consequences of noise.
Land
Hemp farmers face roadblocks on path to replace wood, plastics
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As the first year of hemp farming in Michigan ends, industry leaders say they hope to make plastics and wood from the plant’s fiber — once they hurdle the obstacles to market expansion.
Echo
Great Lakes colleges are green with sustainability
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Great Lakes colleges fared well on recent separate lists from the Sierra Club magazine and the Princeton Review that ranked the top green colleges of the United States and Canada.
Echo
An artist activist teaches children about nature
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Environmental activist, farmer and artist Antonio Rafael works with the National Wildlife Federation to help children connect with and protect nature.
Land
New York winning the battle against giant hogweed
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Giant hogweed, a plant that grows up to 14 feet tall and can burn and scar people, is on its way out in the state of New York.
Wildlife
Harmful algae could kill invasive mussels
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A new idea to manage the spread of non-native mussels: kill them with another Great Lakes headache, the algae that sometimes blooms too much and threatens water quality.
Fish
Communicating science with art: how are fish and us alike?
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by Weiting Du
We like fish. And we are like fish. Two Michigan State University scientists recently displayed that similarity through art. Ingo Braasch and Julia Ganz, researchers at the university’s Department of Integrative Biology, compiled videos and photos taken during their research into artwork named “Life in Technicolor: The Art of Fish Development and Evolution.” They showed it at a recent MSU science-art exhibition. The art is a byproduct of differentiating types of cells to better study them.
Wildlife
Fish can hear boat noises and their ears are in trouble
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Researchers found that fish can hear human-created, noises and that their ears are harmed by them.
Wildlife
New challenge in fighting sea lampreys: warmer waters
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A new study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research found that warming waters may be making it harder to get rid of sea lampreys.