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Road Runoff Spurring Spotted Salamander Evolution

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Researchers at Yale University observed spotted salamanders exposed to contaminated roadside ponds that are adapting to their toxic environments. Their study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has adapted to the negative effects of roads apparently by evolving…[read further]

Yale School Forestry & Environmental Studies

Science

A Spider Web’s Strength Lies in More Than Its Silk

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While researchers have long known about the incredible strength of spider silk, the robust nature alone of these tiny filaments cannot explain how webs survive multiple tears and winds that exceed hurricane strength.

Now, a study by researchers…[read further]

National Science Foundation

Environment

NASA’s GCPEX Mission: What We Don’t Know About Snow

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Predicting the future is always a tricky business—just watch a TV weather report. Weather forecasts have come a long way, but almost every season there’s a snowstorm that seems to come out of nowhere, or one that’s forecast as ‘the…[read further]

Ellen Gray NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Destinations

Bell Slough Nature Trail Provides Calm with Wildlife Bonuses

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A handy and no-cost prescription for relaxing, for letting tensions, worries and headaches fade away, is to visit the Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell slough Wildlife Management Area. It begins nearly in the shadow of busy Interstate 40, yet…[read further]

By Arkansas Game and Fish

Fishing

Porous-soled Waders Banned in Missouri Trout Waters

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With catch-and-keep trout season opening March 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds trout anglers to help prevent the spread of a new threat to Missouri’s cold-water streams and rivers. Called “didymo” (Didymosphenia geminata) or “rock snot,” this invasive…[read further]

By Missouri Dept. of Conservation

Conservation

Acres for Wildlife Program Helps Improve Environment

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The quality of the environment in Arkansas is dependent upon decisions made by the many individuals who own and manage the land. Out of 33 million surface acres in the Arkansas, 29 million are under private ownership. Arkansas Game and…[read further]

By Arkansas Game and Fish

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