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Smallmouth bass are prized by anglers but, when introduced to waters outside of their natural range, can outcompete native species.Despite years of eradication efforts in the Adirondacks, researchers at Cornell University find small mouth bass populations have not decreased significantly and have, in fact, evolved.WAMC's Lucas Willard spoke with evolutionary biologist Dr. Liam Zarri, now a Smithsonian postdoc at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

Mosquitoes are a common nuisance this time of year, but they're increasingly posing a danger here in the Northeast, cases of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis are popping up from the Hudson Valley to Eastern Massachusetts and beyond.

Monday, July 21 Dr. Fred Jourdan of Curtin University discusses mass extinction through an analysis of ancient volcanic eruptions.Tuesday, July 22 Dr.…