NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?

Human activities are altering and accelerating the rate of change, threatening our wetlands’ continued existence.

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Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...

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The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.

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The origins of this whale of a tale date back to an article first published in the late 1800s by a Canadian newspaper.