A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero led the team in the application of a new technique called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS is capable of...

A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero led the team in the application of a new technique called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS is capable of...

U.S. researchers say a new DNA detection method could bring real-world applications that are more rapid, practical and cost effective than current methods.  

U.S. researchers say a new DNA detection method could bring real-world applications that are more rapid, practical and cost effective than current methods.  

The Service's Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) lab was transformed into a water filtration station  this November to obtain eDNA from water samples taken from Chequamegon Bay and the Bad and White Rivers in Wisconsin. The eDNA will allow testing of genetic markers for ruffe, one of a dozen invasive...

The Service's Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) lab was transformed into a water filtration station  this November to obtain eDNA from water samples taken from Chequamegon Bay and the Bad and White Rivers in Wisconsin. The eDNA will allow testing of genetic markers for ruffe, one of a dozen invasive...

A recent paper published by ND-ECI's Greg Ragland, Jeff Feder and Scott Egan (among others) has been selected as editor's choice by The Journal of Experimental Biology.

A recent paper published by ND-ECI's Greg Ragland, Jeff Feder and Scott Egan (among others) has been selected as editor's choice by The Journal of Experimental Biology.

“You’re taking your life in your own hands if you go waterskiing on some parts of the Illinois River,” observes aquatic invasive species expert Phil Moy of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.  He’s talking about the Silver Asian Carp that have infiltrated much of the Mississippi River System.

“You’re taking your life in your own hands if you go waterskiing on some parts of the Illinois River,” observes aquatic invasive species expert Phil Moy of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant.  He’s talking about the Silver Asian Carp that have infiltrated much of the Mississippi River System.

Don't look now but ... THEY'RE HERE! A veritable army of real life monsters is invading whole sections of our country, and so far we're not putting up much of a resistance.

Don't look now but ... THEY'RE HERE! A veritable army of real life monsters is invading whole sections of our country, and so far we're not putting up much of a resistance.

Chicago’s proposed rate increase, the centerpiece of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to create jobs while fixing a century-old utility, would end the long tradition of cheap water in the third-largest U.S. city. “Cities, especially east of the Mississippi, where the infrastructure is older, are having their comeuppance now,” said Peter...

Editor's Note: The following is an edited and expanded excerpt from Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World by Emma Marris. Copyright  © 2011 Emma Marris.

Editor's Note: The following is an edited and expanded excerpt from Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World by Emma Marris. Copyright  © 2011 Emma Marris.

Notre Dame graduate students Matt Barnes, Andy Deines and Sheina Sim are not your average chefs — really they’re not chefs at all — but they are convinced their studies of invasive species can help you put together both an eco-friendly and appetizing menu for your next tailgate. Working under...

Notre Dame graduate students Matt Barnes, Andy Deines and Sheina Sim are not your average chefs — really they’re not chefs at all — but they are convinced their studies of invasive species can help you put together both an eco-friendly and appetizing menu for your next tailgate. Working under...

Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver carp, have been swimming their way north toward the Great Lakes for decades. A lot of people are trying to keep the carp out of the Lakes. There are a couple of companies working to sell Asian carp to China... where the...

Two species of Asian carp, bighead and silver carp, have been swimming their way north toward the Great Lakes for decades. A lot of people are trying to keep the carp out of the Lakes. There are a couple of companies working to sell Asian carp to China... where the...

Original Article President Obama still must be held accountable if Asian carp colonize the Great Lakes and destroy the $7 billion fishery anchored in western…

Original Article President Obama still must be held accountable if Asian carp colonize the Great Lakes and destroy the $7 billion fishery anchored in western…

In a recent submission to Planet Forward, Jessica Hellmann discussed her efforts to encourage "assisted migration" in some bug populations threatened by the rapidly changing climate. Hellmann constructed climate-controlled biospheres in a laboratory environment -- a test tube planet, with chambers representing everything from deserts to marshes and temperate forests....

In a recent submission to Planet Forward, Jessica Hellmann discussed her efforts to encourage "assisted migration" in some bug populations threatened by the rapidly changing climate. Hellmann constructed climate-controlled biospheres in a laboratory environment -- a test tube planet, with chambers representing everything from deserts to marshes and temperate forests....

Despite laboratory evidence earlier this year showing that the electrical barrier in the Chicago area has not been strong enough to repel young Asian carp, tagging similar fish species below the barrier and tracking them shows that they are not crossing the barrier, the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday....

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it will turn up the power on its electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep Asian carp from migrating into Lake Michigan.

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.        

Despite laboratory evidence earlier this year showing that the electrical barrier in the Chicago area has not been strong enough to repel young Asian carp, tagging similar fish species below the barrier and tracking them shows that they are not crossing the barrier, the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday....

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it will turn up the power on its electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep Asian carp from migrating into Lake Michigan.

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.        

As mussel numbers explode and fish vanish from Lake Michigan, the last in a long line of Milwaukee commercial fishermen sets course for Alaska.