blog posts primary for post 721861 Effort clarifies major branch of insect tree of life Nov 26, 2018 2:30 pm A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences collected a vast amount of molecular data on the Hemiptera order of insects and used the information to help tease out their family relationships and evolutionary history. Share this Story Share Effort clarifies major branch of insect tree of life on Facebook Share Effort clarifies major branch of insect tree of life on X primary for post 719282 Soil Temperatures Continue to Decline in November Nov 19, 2018 10:00 am Soil temperatures have fallen significantly throughout the state in November, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. Share this Story Share Soil Temperatures Continue to Decline in November on Facebook Share Soil Temperatures Continue to Decline in November on X primary for post 717450 Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel to retire in December Nov 14, 2018 2:00 pm Jim Angel, Illinois State Climatologist, has announced that he will retire in December 2018 after 34 years at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS). In his current position, Angel has served as the primary source of science-based weather and climate information and services for the state of Illinois since 1997. Share this Story Share Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel to retire in December on Facebook Share Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel to retire in December on X primary for post 716955 Water Survey to analyze flood risks along the Little Wabash River Nov 13, 2018 10:30 am The Illinois State Water Survey announced today that new hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of the Little Wabash River is underway as part of a study to help local communities identify areas of high flood risk along the Little Wabash River and its tributaries for flood mitigation planning. Share this Story Share Water Survey to analyze flood risks along the Little Wabash River on Facebook Share Water Survey to analyze flood risks along the Little Wabash River on X primary for post 714118 ISGS, ISWS install new wells for national groundwater monitoring Nov 6, 2018 12:30 pm Scientists and staff from the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Illinois State Water Survey ollaborated with county and local governments in Kane County to install groundwater-monitoring wells in northeast Illinois as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Ground Water Monitoring Network. Share this Story Share ISGS, ISWS install new wells for national groundwater monitoring on Facebook Share ISGS, ISWS install new wells for national groundwater monitoring on X primary for post 712613 Illinoisans experienced bone-chilling weather changes in October Nov 2, 2018 11:30 am The Illinois weather in October 2018 dished up a mixed bag of conditions with temperatures in the 90s, the first fall frost, the first snow of the season, and widespread heavy rains, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois State Water Survey. Share this Story Share Illinoisans experienced bone-chilling weather changes in October on Facebook Share Illinoisans experienced bone-chilling weather changes in October on X primary for post 711115 Girl Scouts provided habitat for Illinois bats Oct 29, 2018 1:45 pm When it came to earning their Silver Award, which encourages scouts to complete a project that helps their community, Girl Scout Troop 51978 from Westmont, Illinois, decided to support bat conservation with help from Illinois Natural History Survey associate mammalogist Tara Hohoff. Share this Story Share Girl Scouts provided habitat for Illinois bats on Facebook Share Girl Scouts provided habitat for Illinois bats on X primary for post 706412 Soils cool across Illinois Oct 16, 2018 4:30 pm Cooler weather has caused soil temperatures to decrease across the state, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. Share this Story Share Soils cool across Illinois on Facebook Share Soils cool across Illinois on X primary for post 806393 Finding water in Malawi Oct 10, 2018 2:00 pm Geophysicist Timothy Larson was part of a project through Geoscientists Without Borders to drill water wells in Malawi. Share this Story Share Finding water in Malawi on Facebook Share Finding water in Malawi on X Report describes water resources available in Middle Illinois River region Oct 10, 2018 11:30 am A report on the water resources available in the Middle Illinois River water supply planning region is now available (ISWS Contract Report 2018-02). The results of the study are generally positive for the region, with abundant water available for most needs. Share this Story Share Report describes water resources available in Middle Illinois River region on Facebook Share Report describes water resources available in Middle Illinois River region on X