Research

A new monitoring system in the Manistee River will soon help researchers keep a closer eye on a threatened fish species.

Roughly 70 Michigan researchers gathered at the Alzheimer Association International Conference to share their findings. Many medical and emotional breakthroughs are coming through the conference, with more being made public by the day.

Panelists from regional and state agencies echoed a need for collaboration across multiple agencies and stakeholders.

Researchers still don't know much about didymo or "rock snot," a microscopic algae that can bloom into thick, slimy mats on rivers.

Community members are helping researchers in northeast Michigan collect data on salamander populations.

Michigan researchers are testing out an "emerging tool," they hope could eradicate an infectious disease spread by deer.

The five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health will fund study, called “Genetic Variation in Cancer Risk and Outcomes in African Americans.”

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark on a study to understand insect trends across North America.

The "new asbestos" or Sleeping Bear Dunes? A lack of research on community exposure to silica and fugitive dust leaves many communities in the dark about their health risk.

Water quality data for various Michigan streams and lakes is used to make policy and management plans, but a lot of that data actually come from regular people. A state-led program is now looking for more volunteers to help monitor water bodies near them.