Tagged Stories: "Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)"
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With fewer dams, a river near Baltimore flows more freely
May 22, 2020Fish are returning to the Patapsco just a year after the demolition of Bloede Dam
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Revisiting history at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
June 2, 2017Once-abandoned farmland became home to cutting-edge research facility
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What do we really know about cownose rays?
February 28, 2017As Maryland weighs a ban on hunting tournaments, cownose rays thrust into spotlight
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'Zombie' crabs invade the Chesapeake Bay
October 28, 2015Invasive parasite takes control of native black-fingered mud crabs, affecting motor function and reproduction
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What did 2011 weather conditions mean for the Chesapeake Bay?
October 6, 2011Scientists with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have written some preliminary thoughts about 2011's bizarre weather.
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