More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago—including what is ...

Hippos are dangerous — highly territorial and fiercely protective of their young. They are capable of capsizing boats and ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk ...

Resilient Rivers (SEQ) has unveiled a $30M two-year program to rehabilitate and restore critical waterways across south-east ...

Macroinvertebrates include snails and larvae of dragonflies, caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies, among others. They can be ...

Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally ...

The platypus is one of the most mysterious members of the animal world. Even in the 21st century, there is still so much we ...

If you love fishing or just want to try something new outdoors, freshwater fishing is a great adventure and the New Bedford area has lots of spots to try out. There are so many local lakes and ...

In this cross-journal Collection, we highlight papers that help deepen our ecological understanding of freshwater ecosystems and the threats they face from global change.

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...