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Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 2

More than 100 feet deep in Lake Huron, on a wide stoney ridge that 9,000 years ago was a land bridge, University of Michigan researchers have found the first archeological evidence of human activity preserved beneath the ...





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Great Lakes water issue on horizon

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher says there is a possibility water from Lake Erie may one day be sold to other regions of the United States.


Great Lakes compact languishes

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created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio are holding up work by lawmakers in six states on a compact covering Great Lakes water, environmentalists say.


Researchers study 'fundamental, amazing change' in Great Lakes

Researchers study 'fundamental, amazing change' in Great Lakes (w/ Video)

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Great Lakes are in the midst of a remarkable ecological transformation, driven largely by the blitzkrieg advance of two closely related species of non-native mussels.


Great Lakes cleanup may reap big benefits

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created Sep 07, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A Brookings Institution study suggested that restoring the health of the U.S. Great Lakes could create $50 billion in economic benefit for the area.


Congressman praises silver carp decision

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created Jul 11, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., is praising the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for adding silver carp to its list of injurious species.


Toxic Metal Cadmium Can Enter Great Lakes Food Chain Through Algae

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some algae from the Great Lakes can use cadmium for nutritional requirements. A recent study published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research reports that algae collected from lakes Erie and Ontario can use cadmium, a known ...


Great Lakes water level sensitive to climate change

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The water level in the Great Lakes has varied by only about two meters during the last century, helping them to play a vital role in the region's shipping, fishing, recreation and power generation industries.


US, Canada to update Great Lakes water agreement (AP)

US, Canada to update Great Lakes water agreement

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created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The United States and Canada say they will update a key agreement to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, climate change and other established and emerging threats to the world's biggest ...


Lake Michigan fish populations threatened by decline of tiny creature

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created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The quick decline of a tiny shrimp-like species, known scientifically as Diporeia, is related to the aggressive population growth of non-native quagga mussels in the Great Lakes, say NOAA scientists. As invasive mussel numbe ...


Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.



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