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A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.
Scientists can`t say for sure if the volatile mixture at the bottom of the lake will remain still for another 1,000 years or someday explode without warning. In a region prone to volcanic [...]
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A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made an enormous advance in the understanding of some of Puerto Rico`s most remarkable ecosystems by conducting the first comprehensive study of the island`s freshwater fish species.
NC State`s Dr. Thomas Kwak, who led the study, says many of these species "are hidden gems that [...]
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Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn`t just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of fresh water. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it`s also bad for Americans` pocketbooks.
Freshwater pollution impacts individuals on a level as basic as how much they spend on bottled water, said Walter Dodds, professor of biology at K-State. If [...]
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Sea snakes may slither in saltwater, but they sip the sweet stuff. So concludes a University of Florida zoologist in a paper appearing this month in the online edition of the November/December issue of the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology.
Harvey Lillywhite says it has been the “long-standing dogma” that the roughly 60 species of venomous [...]
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