Category: Michigan Public
Palisades nuclear power plant returns to “operating status” three years after shutdown
Operating status means the plant is allowed to receive new nuclear fuel. It is not yet generating power. It is the first nuclear plant in the U.S. to ever return to operations after going into decommissioning status.
How plants and fungi trade resources without a brain
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation
How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?
Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.
To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier
Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.
DNR using AI to survey elk population
Michigan’s elk surveys will be getting a tech upgrade this year as the Department of Natural Resources uses new tracking technology, including cameras and artificial intelligence.