Posts for tag "featured"
Digital Mayfly Data Logger Sensor Stations Monitoring Watersheds
Small, digital mayfly data loggers are helping experts and laypeople alike monitor water health at the watershed level.
- Posted July 18, 2019
Solar and Wind-Powered, Algae Tracking Boat Trialed in Florida
FAU scientists have trialed a new solar-powered, algae tracking boat which may help warn of impending blooms.
- Posted July 15, 2019
CICHAZ Biological Field Station Provides A Unique Educational and Research Experience in Mexico’s Huasteca Region
Swordtail research leads to the realization of a dream: a biological field station in an understudied region of Mexico.
- Posted July 11, 2019
Eyes Underwater Watching Aquatic Wildlife
Recent deployment of an Adaptable Monitoring Package (AMP) reveals potential for tapping into wave energy at sea.
- Posted July 9, 2019
ITAG: a Neutrally Buoyant Sensor Device for Squishier Species
New neutrally buoyant sensor technology could make studying the squishiest species in the ocean easier and less costly.
- Posted July 3, 2019
USGS Monitoring Groundwater for Hormones and Pharmaceuticals
The USGS is monitoring our groundwater for hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other compounds with good news for water quality.
- Posted July 2, 2019
Deploying a New Weather Buoy System With NOAA
A NOAA team that maintains a buoy system in the Chesapeake Bay is phasing in new equipment and describes the process.
- Posted July 1, 2019
Could Bacteria Target Algal Microcystin Toxins Released Into Water?
New research into bacteria that naturally degrade microcystins could offer new alternatives for drinking water treatment.
- Posted June 28, 2019
Bald Eagles, American Redstarts and Greater Roadrunners among the Surprises at Missouri’s Bull Shoals Field Station
Bull Shoals Field Station is known for its many species of birds and its glade habitat. Environmental monitoring includes weather station and phenocam data gathering, with buoy data soon to be added.
- Posted June 27, 2019
UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab: Performing A Myriad of Environmental Monitoring Programs
Bodega Marine Lab and Reserve environmental monitoring ranges from tracking water quality to keeping an eye on harbor seals.
- Posted June 25, 2019
Building up Oysters: Coastal Conservation and Restoration by Harte Institute Helps Support Whole Shellfish Life Cycle
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies and its partners work hard to restore reefs and oyster health, providing many benefits besides oysters for food.
- Posted June 13, 2019
Agriculture Changing Sediment and Nutrient Concentrations in Acton Lake
Recent research shows that agricultural management practices may be having unintended consequences on nutrient and sediment concentrations.
- Posted June 10, 2019
Heart of Monitoring: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Takes the Pulse of the Wild
California’s Blue Oak Ranch Reserve features blue oaks, tiger salamanders and sites for valuable environmental research projects including parasitology.
- Posted June 5, 2019
Tracking Opioids in Municipal Wastewater
New work on monitoring wastewater for opioids reveals many new applications for the technology.
- Posted June 3, 2019
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary’s Timely Monitoring Helps Protect Whales From Injury and Death
California’s Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary monitors seabirds and marine mammals, including potentially hazardous interactions between whales and ships.
- Posted May 31, 2019
Henderson State University’s Simonson Biological Field Station
The Henderson State University Simonson Biological Field Station is offering new opportunities in science and education in Arkansas.
- Posted May 30, 2019
Where the Larval Things Are: Bodega Marine Lab Uses Robot Larvae to Help Solve Mysteries of Sea Creatures’ Life Cycles
Bodega Marine Lab in California discovers more about the fascinating journeys of oysters, crabs, and other marine creatures by simulating part of their lives using robot larvae.
- Posted May 28, 2019
Investigating Pollution, Tainted Groundwater in Buffalo River Watershed
USGS scientists are working to find out why filamentous algae is plaguing the Buffalo River, and how to stop it.
- Posted May 24, 2019
The UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab: Ocean Acidification Research at Its Finest
Ocean Acidification researchers at UC Davis’ Bodega Marine Lab are learning more about how carbon uptake by the ocean is affecting marine creatures.
- Posted May 22, 2019
Learning With the Student Drifter Program
NOAA’s Student Drifter Program teaches kids about science and helps generate high-quality data about Earth’s oceans.
- Posted May 20, 2019
