This Cholera-Related Bacterium Is Melting Sea Stars, Causing a Marine Epidemic
What is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing and researchers finally know why. By: Erin Berge This article was originally published on Discovermagazine.com. A marine epidemic that has killed over 20 different species of sea stars from Alaska to Mexico — the largest ever documented — has been…
Exclusive Podcast Episode: We’ve Only Explored 0.001% of the Deep Sea — What’s Lurking Below?
Listen to an exclusive podcast episode where Discover Magazine interviews Dr. Katy Croff Bell and Professor Alan Jamieson about the deep sea. By: Erin Berge This article was originally published on Discovermagazine.com. Humans have only visually explored 0.001 percent of the deep sea — it’s deep, dark, but full of life. In this exclusive Discover…
How is Madison fighting climate change?
The city is purchasing electric vehicles, installing solar panels and helping to upgrade housing. By: Erin Berge This article was originally published on The Isthmus. The pavilion in Madison’s Tenney Park hosts ice skaters in the winter and wedding parties in the summer. On top of all of the activity are solar panels that may…
Preserved Sunken Ship Found in Shipwreck Alley After 120 Years
Learn how researchers found the sunken ship the Ironton and why the preserved lifeboat at the bottom of Thunder Bay instead took five lives. By: Erin Berge This article was originally published on Discovermagazine.com. The cold freshwater in Lake Huron kept the sunken ship Ironton intact for over a century — including all three of its masts…
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