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Bringing Michigan-specific science news to classrooms, homes and the public forum.

Joined May 2010
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Plants hold key to human survival, say MSU scientists! #scienceiscool goo.gl/DQb9H
The Detroit Science Center will become a new nonprofit entitled the Michigan Science Center! goo.gl/UYN9X
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Is it wildfire season? How are hot temperatures affecting Michigan? goo.gl/xms62

Duck Lake fire sweeps across Michigan's Upper Peninsula

A wildfire that started Wednesday in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is on track to become the state’s third-largest wildfire in more than 140 years.

minnpost.com
Are Michigan crime labs in need of greater scientific research and advancement? Read more @DetNews goo.gl/oHxdU
Can wind farms potentially disrupt weather immediately surrounding them? So reports @BBC #climatechange: goo.gl/sX47K

Wind farms affect local weather

Wind farms can affect weather in their immediate locality, raising night-time temperatures on the ground, researchers confirm.

bbc.co.uk
U-M researchers uncover data suggesting neonatal abstinence syndrome almost tripled since 2000: goo.gl/NSHpl

About one baby born each hour addicted to opiate drugs in U.S.

About one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States, according to new research. Physicians found that diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome...

sciencedaily.com
No more Gloucester lamprey for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee -- only Great Lakes lamprey! goo.gl/q1yVf

Queen to enjoy "Great Lakes sea lamprey pie" at Diamond Jubilee

According to the BBC, a sea-lamprey pie made for the monarchs in England by chefs in the city of Gloucester was a Christmas tradition that dated back to…

michiganpublic.org
Leslie Science and Nature Center has a new resident. ... A snowy owl! @DetNews goo.gl/k00kH
Do you know WHERE gas prices come from? Read more from Dr. Mark J. Perry at mackinac.org! mackinac.org/16783
How does B-12 affect the body? More than you'd think say U-M and MIT researchers! goo.gl/cG7s3
New bill proposes regulations of Lake Erie water supply - how do you think the Great Lakes should be protected & used? goo.gl/KQziQ
U-M scientists are among the first to have taken the first-ever measurement of naturally occurring auroral turbulence: goo.gl/7yAQB
Who won - and for what - at Metro Detroit's Annual Science & Engineering Fair?? sefmd.org/
Should climate change be taught in MI public schools? Read more at: goo.gl/CyNb4 @WSJ!
Is inbreeding hurting Michigan's grey wolf population? @AmSciMag goo.gl/ovXhv
Can video games improve the brain?? goo.gl/3zKJL
New energy-saving technology out of U-M computer engineering program? goo.gl/qHjnY @umich

Energy-recycling computer technology from University of Michigan goes global through semiconductor...

An energy-recycling computer circuit will enable more power efficient laptop PCs.

news.umich.edu
Re: the Heartland Institute's fake "climate change" docs, how should MI science teachers respond in the classroom? goo.gl/LpXQS

Heartland publishes emails climate-change activist used to steal documents

Heartland publishes emails climate-change activist used to steal documents | Activists assumed the identity of a board member to obtain documents from free-market think tank

dailycaller.com
Alpena county school taps into environmentally enthusiastic kids with robots and hands-on projects: @MLive goo.gl/cZK8A

Alpena Area Students Learn Science and Sustainability in the Real World

“When you get them connected to the community and they fall in love with it and they want to protect it, it really increases their involvement, their engagement, and then the learning in the classr...

mlive.com
Ice fisherman - watch out this winter! Unseasonable warmth had lead to more than one accident: goo.gl/e5gRN

Michigan DNR warning to ice fishers: 'assume no ice is safe'

Unseasonably warm weather this winter has resulted in inconsistent ice thickness on area lakes, a state official said.

mlive.com
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