Posts Tagged ‘lakes’
Salmon boom and bust in extra-long cycles
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Scientists have known that salmon runs vary by year and by decade, but new research reveals huge cycles in stocks that last up to 200 years. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Nov 27, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Microbes found thriving in salty Antarctic lake
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Scientists have discovered hearty microbes in briny water under 60 feet of Antarctic ice. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 16, 2012 11:12 - 2 Comments
Arsenic from coal ash pollutes water sources
DUKE (US) — Scientists have found arsenic and other toxic elements—in levels beyond EPA guidelines for safe drinking water—in lakes and rivers downstream from coal-fired power plants’ settling ponds.
Earth & Environment - Aug 14, 2012 9:33 - 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe clearer, but more complicated
UC DAVIS (US) — Despite an extreme weather year, clarity at Lake Tahoe improved in 2011, but underlying trends show the overall picture is more complex than previously thought. (more…)
Top Stories - May 23, 2012 8:48 - 0 Comments
‘Cascade of evolution’ in Connecticut lakes
YALE (US) — Researchers have found a prime example of an evolutionary feedback loop in a few lakes in Connecticut, where dams built 300 years ago trapped a fish called the alewife. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2012 12:11 - 0 Comments
Vanishing lakes harbor unique water fleas
U. BUFFALO (US) — Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to at least 10 species of water flea—five times as many as previously thought. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2011 14:48 - 0 Comments
Nitrogen ‘double whammy’ could alter lakes
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Nitrogen derived from human activities has polluted lakes for more than a century. The fingerprint is evident even in remote lakes thousands of miles from the nearest city. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 22, 2010 14:49 - 0 Comments
Changing lake depths on Saturn’s Titan
CALTECH (US)—For the first time, scientists have found compelling evidence of lake-level changes on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, that are very similar to the rise and fall of Earth lake levels. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 21, 2010 10:21 - 1 Comment
Warming threatens one of world’s oldest lakes
BROWN (US)—Geologists have documented that Lake Tanganyika in east Africa—the second oldest and the second-deepest lake in the world—has experienced unprecedented warming in the last century. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 11, 2010 16:41 - 1 Comment
Shape of lake bottoms can spur epidemics
INDIANA U. (US)—In an effort to learn more about the ecology of disease, researchers studying lakes in Michigan have discovered that the shape of lake bottoms may control the onset of epidemics. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 21, 2009 12:32 - 0 Comments
Out West, hotter temps shrink water supply
U. COLORADO (US)—The Colorado River and the roughly 30 million people who depend on it for drinking and irrigation are facing a hot, dry future. New research suggests a warming climate is parching the river system’s reservoir. (more…)
