Oct 26
Researchers are reeling in male fish with female characteristics, causing concerns about water quality. Let’s dive in: A study in Pennsylvania river basins has turned up evidence of intersex fish—males carrying immature eggs. The result has raised concern about the widespread level of hormones in our waterways. “We use fish as an indicator that there …
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Nov 16
There’s a downside to those early, “unseasonably” warm spring days. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Most of us cherish warm spring days, but there’s a downside… on this Currentcast. When it comes to fresh water, high mountain areas act as reservoirs – holding water in the form of winter snow, and then slowly releasing …
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Nov 10
More than two million birds visit the Great Salt Lake each year. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: The Great Salt Lake: a travel destination for birds… on this CurrentCast. The water in the Great Salt Lake is too salty for all but a few highly specialized species, including bacteria, algae, brine shrimp and brine flies. …
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Oct 20
Snow melt in the spring and summer fill the Great Salt Lake with water. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: The Great Salt Lake… on this CurrentCast. Snow melting in the spring and summer carries water to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, picking up minerals and other salts as it travels downstream. Murphy: “When water …
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