Archive - Nature

The Tree Doctors Are In

The Tree Doctors Are In

Gary and Megan Kuhlman are tree doctors, devoted to diagnosing and treating, if possible, diseased trees including white pines, birch, oaks as well as ashes infected with emerald ash borer.

Why Bugs and Mushrooms Glow

Why Bugs and Mushrooms Glow

Northern Michigan is full of bugs and mushrooms that glow on a summer night.

Lake Michigan's Vanishing Shrimp

Lake Michigan's Vanishing Shrimp

Throughout the Great Lakes bottomland, the diporeia, a key piece of the food chain, is disappearing. Scientists try to discover why.

Mapping the Diporeia Vanishing Point

Mapping the Diporeia Vanishing Point

Maps shows that while diporeia have existed in Lake Michigan for 11,000 years, they are nearly gone in the course of a decade.

A Layman's Definition of Invasive Species

A Layman's Definition of Invasive Species

A easily understood description of what an invasive species is.

The Secret to Michigan's Mighty Winds

The Secret to Michigan's Mighty Winds

Answers to why Lake Michigan winds are ideal for the sport of kiteboarding.

Mystery of Wrinkled Fingers

An explanation as to why our the skin on our fingers wrinkles when we soak in warm waters.

The Bats of Mackinac Island

A look at why bats love Mackinac Island and why we should be happy they do.

Vern Bishop, Elk Guide

Vern Bishop, Elk Guide

An interview with Vern Bishop, a guide in Pigeon River State Forest.

I Spy a Surfeit

I Spy a Surfeit

Animal group names we don't know such as a sleuth of bears.

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