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Feature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchIn world of AI, Michigan State University Extension bets on human expertise
-For 118 years, Michigan State University Extension has existed to serve the public with programs ranging from canning classes to soil testing and financial literacy workshops. Now, it aims to bill itself as an antidote to online misinformation.
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Points North: How ‘Bout Them Apples?
-On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes. And if they do, they could join the U.S. stockpile of apples poised to fight off future threats.
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AuthorsDonté SmithFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGrand RapidsLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchJohn Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies
-As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.
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Algae BloomsClevelandCollaborationFeature ClevelandGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes scientists discover new lifeform microbe, name it ShipGoo1
-Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth found the previously-undiscovered microorganisms hiding in the tar-like goo oozing out of a research vessel’s rudder shaft.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
-The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsThe smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
-A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat
-New research says Chicago and Detroit are at risk of sinking from things like groundwater extraction. Researcher says officials need to be more proactive.
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ClevelandFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismCleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies
-Scent-tracking dogs Bronco, Juno, Argent and Rio, alongside their owners, spent the last four months searching for and removing spotted lanternfly egg masses before they hatch in May.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchIntense rainfall means more floods. What can we do?
-Since 1970, U.S. cities have experienced increased hourly rainfall intensity, with the Great Lakes region being among the most affected areas.
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Feature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWisconsinOne man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin
-Adam D’Angelo’s work includes planting an orchard in Spring Green this year to research and develop new varieties of the pawpaw fruit.
