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Two major studies are underway to try to better understand why mallard duck populations are declining in the U.S. Researchers are using new technology to help solve the mystery.
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Ford Motor Company is planning to shift its Michigan factories to carbon-neutral energy sources by 2025.
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In July, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the monarch butterfly as endangered for the first time in history. With the recent news of the monarch’s decline, the zoo is encouraging people to build wildlife habitats of their own.
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A study published by researchers at the University of Michigan predicts warming temperatures may result in increased seasonal allergies.
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Beech leaf disease is the latest in an onslaught of invasive insects and diseases killing trees in the state.
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The heat and lack of rain are starting to stress trees in some parts of Michigan.
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A new study done by MSU researchers, among other university teams, focuses on better understanding how reptiles and amphibians age. In the study, they found that turtles don’t age demographically, meaning their risk of dying doesn’t increase as they age
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The last of three young peregrine falcons has left a nest box located on top of Spartan Stadium at Michigan State University. MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club Advisor Jim Schneider said they’re expected to migrate south sometime in November.
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The two loons have nested together at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the Upper Peninsula for a quarter century and are back this spring for their 26th year as a breeding pair.
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In areas where floods were once rare, some neighborhoods are now flooding repeatedly. Storm water sewers are being overwhelmed by more intense storms.A group of researchers is instead helping cities use their current systems better with an app.