Freshwater ecosystems are home to an astonishing diversity of life, including some of the most formidable aquatic creatures on Earth. Among these, one stands out not just for its size but for the ...

Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds ... bathe and breed Some creatures spend their whole lives submerged in a pond, such as freshwater hoglice that have gills to aid their aquatic ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.

This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of ... is one of the biggest problems with managing shell wounds in aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles because aquatic ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater creatures, from fish to dragonflies, are at a high risk of extinction worldwide, scientists have warned. The global assessment of freshwater animals on the ...

Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical ... everything is connected and what is at stake with freshwater overuse, pollution, and drought.

Freshwater habitats face a multitude of threats, but it's not too late to save these environments. 2 min read Freshwater ecosystems are essential for human survival, providing the majority of ...

The water we rely on is also essential to an amazing array of animals and plants from the top to the bottom of the food web: fish, turtles, dragonflies, frogs, crayfish, orchids, otters and countless ...

This collection explores what aquatic foods can bring to ... Blue foods — animals, plants and algae harvested from freshwater and marine environments — supply protein to over 3.2 billion ...

Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...

According to a study published in Nature magazine, a quarter of freshwater animals are at risk of extinction. To establish this, researchers analyzed public data as well as the scientific work of ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction worldwide, according to a new research published on ...