The United Nations’ annual climate summit, the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, or COP30, will convene in Belem, Brazil, beginning Monday, Nov. 10 through Friday, Nov. 21, to discuss the global response to climate change.

Commonly referred to as muskgrass or stoneworts, Chara is difficult to identify by species, but as a group, can be easily discerned from other aquatic plants.

Transportation of goods, shipwrecks, commercial and recreational fishing, all tell the tale of human connection to the water.

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature smarter farm technology, biodiversity in vacant lots, and new evidence linking lead in food to health risks.

Annual camps help create the next generation of Great Lakes stewards, improve fishing knowledge and skills.

Michigan State University scientists plan to build a first-of-its-kind outdoor lab to study how solar panels placed alongside crops could save water, improve soil health and support ecosystems, all while boosting farmers’ bottom line and preserving farm production.

Lansing is preparing to launch the first Bubble Barrier in the U.S., an emerging technology that uses a stream of air bubbles to push plastic out of the Grand River before it enters the Great Lakes.

A new study out of MSU, published in the journal Science, offers the first comprehensive global look at how drones are reshaping agriculture.

Dozens of MSU graduate students, postdocs, and professors gathered on Oct. 16, 2025, for an Early Career Professionals Networking Event hosted by the MSU Water Alliance.

This week’s articles by MSU faculty, specialists, and students making a difference feature climate impacts on Mekong River flooding, PFAS exposure linked to maternal mental health, and natural gas reactions driven by underground water and rock interactions.

Starting in 2014, Lake Michigan, like the other Great Lakes, experienced increasingly high water levels, peaking in 2020. As water levels and wave energy increased during this time period, so did beach, dune, and bluff erosion. 

Plant researchers are racing to build climate-resilient crops before global food systems reach a breaking point.