Researchers have found more evidence that microplastics are impacting freshwater wildlife in different countries around the world. A new study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in the ...

A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, ...

Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes. Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes. A frog dad scales giant Amazonian trees with tadpoles on his back, while an ...

Only about 3% of the world's water is freshwater, with much of it locked up in glaciers and ice caps, primarily in Antarctica and Greenland. As climate change bites, some areas are running dry — and ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

On a Bahamian island, in a landlocked lagoon, the planet’s densest collection of seahorses is offering scientists new insights into the secret lives of one of the world’s most mysterious fish. A ...

If there were to be a “best dad” award in the animal kingdom, seahorses would be a shoe-in. That’s because males, not females, of these peculiar fish carry their young to term. They fertilize and ...

RICHFIELD, Minn. — When you think of jellyfish, you’re likely imagining a marine jellyfish capable of inflicting a painful sting on humans and potential predators. You’re likely not envisioning a tiny ...

A couple of weeks ago, one of my advanced placement environmental science students, Quintin, who happens to work on a lobster boat during his free time, brought in a tiny treasure to show me. He had ...

An Australian freshwater Murray cod has surprised scientists by swimming a marathon 530 miles along a major river system, believed to be a record for the species. The fish, named Arnie after Australia ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate freshwater ecosystems. The new species, Acronichthys maccognoi, shows early ...