PRISM Spectrum

PRISM Spectrum brings you science stories written by members of the PRISM outreach team. There is a particular focus on science that occurs in Kansas and the Midwest.

• A Horse is a horse, or a takh
  (The Topeka Capital Journal)
  The now-vanished herds of wild horses that once thundered across the grasslands are on their way back. . .

• Geologist to help clean Kansas groundwater
  (The Topeka Capital Journal)
  Almost half the water consumed in Kansas comes straight out of the ground. . .

• Such a Waste
  (Science Coalition)
  The United States made its last nuclear bomb in 1989. Since then, we've dismantled two-thirds of our peak arsenal of 60,000 weapons. . .

• Safe Harvest
  (Kansas Alumni)
  Herbal medicines may be good for you, but are they good for the herbs? That question is the focus of a study addressing concerns that the popularity of natural remedies may lead to overharvesting of wild herbs. . .

• Snakeheads
  (Biohawk)
  Anybody reading this in Overland Park might want to watch out for northern snakeheads on the lawn. You Goodland readers can rest easy, however. . .