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Eat the weeds
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From fine dining to TikTok videos, in the past few years, there’s been a renewed interest in foraging and wild food. Wild food is often more nutritious and sustainable than store-bought counterparts.
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Great Lakes region is resource rich, so why aren’t cities ‘greener’?
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A recent report from WalletHub, “2022’s Greenest Cities in America,” ranked Buffalo, Madison, Cincinnati and Milwaukee among the Great Lakes region’s best for engaging in cleaner, more sustainable habits.
Climate change
Iron, salt and water could change the grid
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Iron-flow batteries could be the technology that helps pave the way for the Great Lakes region’s green energy future.
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Exploring Lake Huron sinkholes may help find life on other planets
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Special microbial mat systems in Alpena, Michigan, are helping scientists search for extraterrestrial life. They could also lead to advances in other scientific fields, such as evolutionary biology and medicine.
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Researchers in Minnesota acquire first genome for doli algal bloom
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For the first time, a genome sequence has been developed for an unfamiliar species of harmful algae that’s been blooming in the Great Lakes.
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Ancient invention may safely move fish across barriers while blocking invaders, study finds
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In the course of 11 days, a device dating back to 234 B.C. successfully transported 704 fish across the Cheboygan Dam in the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula with no injuries observed.
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Climbing rocks and revenue in the not-so-flat Midwest
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Rock climbing might be a new tool for conserving the public land that bolsters Michigan’s annual $20 billion tourism industry. The sport is gaining traction as outdoor enthusiasts look to experience nature differently, especially after indoor climbing gyms closed during the pandemic.
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Northern Michigan resort promotes dark skies
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The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been accepted into the International Dark-Sky Association, the third dark sky park in the state. Such areas are becoming more popular in the United States as people become more interested in ecotourism experiences.
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What lies on the lakebed of the Great Lakes? NOAA ship conducts survey mission
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Exploring new territory, the commanding officer of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Thomas Jefferson and his crew have discovered multiple shipwrecks on the lakebed of the Great Lakes.
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The future of sustainable aviation could be electric
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An aerospace engineering team at the University of Michigan is researching hybrid-electric aircraft to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. The U-M aviation program will follow a design similar to the way hybrid-electric cars use batteries.