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Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often ...

The majority of Americans live in areas impacted by snow and ice. Every year, road crews in these regions dump about 25 metric tons of salt on roadways, reducing vehicular accidents by approximately ...

Hilary Dugan was walking on Lake Mendota when she saw a plow push snow from the Limnology building’s parking lot into a pile toward Lake Mendota. As a limnologist studying inland aquatic systems and ...