It's extremely rare for seafood laden with this toxin to reach our tables. But human activities are producing more frequent ...

New algae blooms that have popped up on Lake Lanier could potentially be harmful to people and pets, according to a nonprofit ...

There are virtually endless varieties of tetra species out there, but few are as immediately visually recognizable as ...

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The axolotl is a unique amphibian famous for its ability to regrow lost limbs. This creature lives in water and has feathery ...

You might think of snails as the little shelled creatures that you find crawling in your garden, or even as a delicacy of ...

This see-through, unassuming freshwater shrimp eats algae tirelessly ... Often a last resort, a liquid or tablet can be added to the aquarium to try to kill off stubborn algae. However, it won’t ...

Got a problem with algae in your aquarium? These fish will all earn their keep by ... But with some many other, more colourful species emerging into the freshwater hobby, they can all play a part in ...

Decadal changes in microplastic accumulation in freshwater sediments: Evaluating influencing factors. Science of The Total Environment , 2024; 954: 176619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176619 Cite ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that ...

Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ecosystem.