Endangered wildlife
Great Lakes mammoths may have starved after population explosion
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Demise of the predators that ate them may have led to their own downfall.
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Old map inspires search for Minnesotan springs
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The Minnesota DNR estimates there are 22,000 springs statewide, but most are poorly documented.
Detroit
New book highlights Detroit’s overlooked streetcar history
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Southeast Michigan author Niel Lehto digs through old case files and newspapers to deliver a book detailing the rise and fall of Detroit’s streetcar industry and its impact on the city’s historical development.
Water
Learn about Lake Erie through watercolor art
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Artist Ariel Aberg-Riger makes Lake Erie’s story accessible and engaging with a watercolor comic.
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Feces-contaminated snow makes winter water sports risky
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A recent study says that there’s little to no water quality monitoring for recreational waters in winter. Winter swimmers, surfers and sailboarders beware.
Capital News Service
Pure Michigan: A two-centuries old marketing tool
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Michigan’s natural landscapes have been marketed as refuges for urbanites since the 1800s.
The Buzz
Where people are, wrens aren’t
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Study shows how human development silences birdsong as it devours wetlands.
E. Coli
New tool helps locate water pollution threats from human, animal waste
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It illustrates where bacteria affiliated with agricultural run-off or defective sewer systems is present.
Forests
Emerald ash borers may increase crime, study says
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Researchers say tree loss plays a role in street crime.
Contaminants
New flame retardant threat documented in Great Lakes
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The persistent contaminant is a problem, even though it has replaced a different flame retardant that is more troublesome.