In 2006, Maounis was caught by surprise by an energy-trading catastrophe at Amaranth Advisors, which he ran at the time. The firm’s collapse cost investors over $6 billion in a matter of days.

Weeds like Palmer amaranth make farming harder and less profitable, and available herbicides are becoming less effective. For scientists to find solutions, they first need to know their enemy.

Weeds like Palmer amaranth make farming harder and less profitable, and available herbicides are becoming less effective. For scientists to find solutions, they first need to know their enemy.

Now is the time to act to protect all of the park’s interior lakes from the latest exotic species – spiny waterfleas – to infest the park’s large lakes, according to Voyageurs National ...