Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills -- ScienceDaily

Ghost crab (Ocypode ryderi) on beach.

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Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills -- ScienceDaily

Quick, name the greatest of Great Lakes

Turtle River and Civilian Conservation Corps pavilion at Turtle River State Park.
Image: Eric Freedman

Quick, name the greatest of Great Lakes

New spawning reefs to boost native fish in St. Clair River -- ScienceDaily

A lake sturgeon.

Credit: Photo courtesy of Adam Lintz

New spawning reefs to boost native fish in St. Clair River -- ScienceDaily

Five-legged kangaroo? Telling the tale of a kangaroo's tail -- ScienceDaily

Kangaroo walking. The arrow points to the kangaroo's tail. "We found that when a kangaroo is walking, it uses its tail just like a leg," said Associate Professor Maxwell Donelan of Simon Fraser University, corresponding author for the study. "They use it to support, propel and power their motion. In fact, they perform as much mechanical work with their tails as we do with one of our legs."

Credit: Maxwell Donelan, Simon Fraser University

Five-legged kangaroo? Telling the tale of a kangaroo's tail -- ScienceDaily

Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming -- ScienceDaily

This layer of decomposing knotweed will eventually form soil organic matter in invaded ecosystems.

Credit: Image courtesy of Clemson University

Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming -- ScienceDaily