Standford’s Searsville Dam Spurs Debate
Stanford University is finding itself at the center of an unlikely environmental battle. It centers on an aging dam and the barrier it creates for native fish.
Beach Erosion Again Exposes Concrete at Kuhio Beach, Hawaii
It was just last October that beach erosion exposed an area of concrete along Kuhio Beach. Nine months later, it has happened again.
Bahamas Bacteria Feeding on Mineral-Rich Dust from the Saharan Desert
Bacteria living in the warm waters off the Bahama Islands may feed on the mineral-rich dust that the wind carries over from the Sahara Desert, a new study finds. Winds may blow the dust about 5,000 miles across the Sahara and the Atlantic Ocean, before it settles along the Great Bahama Bank, a raised limestone platform on the ocean floor near the islands.