July 10, 2017

University Park, Pa. —Researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are spearheading a four-year-old collaborative effort to assess the impact of a warming climate on the Eastern red-backed salamander, a creature that lives on or under the forest floor. Because these salamanders do not have lungs, breathe through their skin and must live in

St. Paul — A pair of studies aimed at shedding more light on what’s killing moose in northeastern Minnesota is wrapping up, as researchers and wildlife officials begin the process of turning research discoveries into management actions. DNR researchers since 2013 have employed high-tech means, including sophisticated GPS collars that give off mortality signals and

London, Ohio — There are outdoor enthusiasts, and then there are OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. Madison County physician Mitch Spahn falls into the latter category. This spring, the 56-year-old obstetrician tackled Mt. Everest, climbing 17,600 feet to the South Base Camp on the world’s highest mountain – then another 900 feet to the top of Kala Patthar,

Staff Report Ann Arbor, Mich. — The state of Michigan recently released an action plan to help stop harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Conservation groups labeled the plan incrementally better than an earlier strategy released by the state in 2016, but insufficient to prevent toxic blooms like the 2014 outbreak that poisoned drinking water