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Waste not, want not: How USGS capabilities enhance COVID-19 wastewater surveillance

You can tell a lot about someone’s health from their body’s waste. If you are fighting an infectious illness, you flush away more than yesterday’s...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Boulder Brain Coral Colony

Case History: A 20cm diameter colony of boulder brain coral (Colpophyllia natans) offshore of Miami Beach, FL, US began losing tissue in September of...

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FORT Scientists Present Invasive Reptile Research at the 2023 Everglades CISMA Summit

A group of FORT researchers presented their work on invasive species at the 2023 Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA)...

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Friday's Findings - June 23 2023

Title: Movers and Shakers: Invasive and Native Fish Passage at Large River Navigation Locks and Dams

Speaker: Andrea Fritts, Research Fish Biologist...

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A decade of research reveals best practices to control highly invasive nonnative buffelgrass in the desert Southwest

In a study published in Invasive Plant Science and Management, the USGS, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the National Park Service (NPS) evaluated a...

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New study describes HPAI infections in wild mammals in US

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus (HPAIv) has been present in North America since its first detection in wild birds in November 2021...

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A Silver Lining for Invasive Species

Dealing with invasive species can be a real drag. Fortunately, there's a silver lining—it’s invasive species scientists!

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New USGS Study Offers Roadmap to the Economics of Chronic Wasting Disease

The cost of chronic wasting disease as it continues to spread isn't just measured in loss of deer and elk lives, it's also measured by the money...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or...

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