Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically elevated in the summer.

When a solid and a liquid come into contact, charged entities on both sides push one another apart. This phenomenon is known as charge separation, and it creates an electric double layer—a layer each ...

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some ...

KALKASKA COUNTY, MI – Two people died after falling through ice on a small lake in Northern Michigan, police said. Johnathan Brake, 22, and a 13-year-old male died after falling through the ice on ...

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is warning about ice fishing on the St. Croix River after they responded to multiple incidents of vehicles falling through the ice. According to the Sheriff’s ...