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‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped?
While ecologists believe invasive species play a major role in more than 60% of plant and animal extinctions, stopping them in their tracks is almost impossible. Biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay how invasive species spread, how conservationists are trying combat them and why some think a radical new approach is needed.
Pine View student among top 10 finalists in national science competition
Middle schooler develops mussel-inspired adhesive aimed at reducing air pollution
Washington & Lee Completes Second Half Comeback to Defeat Gettysburg
LEXINGTON, Va. (WFXR) – The Washington and Lee University football team found the end zone with 28 seconds remaining to complete a second half comeback to defeat Gettysburg College, 27-23, on Saturday night at Musselman Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED W&L GAME NOTES GC GAME NOTES TOP PERFORMERS PROGRAM RECORD NOTES UP NEXT
Indigenous knowledge and science join forces to save the choro mussel in Chile
Huellelhue means “place for swimming” in Mapudungun. It’s also the name of one of the rivers that flow through the Lafken Mapu Lahual Multiple-Use Conservation Area, established in 2005 in southern Chile’s Los Lagos region. The name of this area is more than just a grouping of words, says Eduardo Vargas, president of the Nirehue […]
Citizen Science Reveals New Rocky Mountain Mussel Population
A citizen science observation has led to the confirmation of a new subpopulation of the endangered Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel in the Fraser River watershed of British Columbia.
Citizen sleuths use DNA traces to hunt for zebra mussels in Minnesota lakes
A new tool built at the University of Minnesota can help detect the DNA of invasive species in lakes, giving officials more time to respond. Across Minnesota, volunteers are putting that science into action.
Champions of Potomac River mussels summon a ‘science barge’
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network has expanded its mussel-growing operation on the Potomac River with what the group is calling a “science barge.”
Champions Of Potomac River Mussels Summon A ‘Science Barge’
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network has expanded its mussel-growing operation on the Potomac River with what the group is calling a “science barge.” The 80-foot-by-30-foot vessel serves as a floating platform for specially designed cages used to raise mussels. A pair of “floating upwellers” holds up to 4,000 mussels at any one time in the river […]
LHU student revolutionizing stream restoration with rock-powered science
Natalie Brown kneels beside a humming wet lab setup at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, calipers in hand, measuring the promise of Pennsylvania’s streams. The master’s candidate in biology regularly tests how everyday rocks could supercharge freshwater mussel recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna River, blending her geology roots with cutting-edge experiments. Her work is directly supporting […]