Know what you're dealing with before trying to get rid of (or at least control) common aquatic weeds that gross out swimmers ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

To put it simply, yes, they are venomous. But are they extremely dangerous? Not quite. Water moccasins are compelling ...

If the tire wear particles end up in freshwater ecosystems, the pollutants are leached out there. A new review article in the Journal of Environmental Management summarises the current state of ...

For example, phytoplankton use photosynthesis to create biomass ... Because of their foundational role in aquatic food webs, plankton are critical to many human economies. Many planktonic organisms ...

How multiple human-induced stressors interactively impair freshwater food webs by Liu Jia, Chinese Academy of Sciences Editors' notes ...

Image by Jini Jacob. These interactions support the aquatic food web, with nematodes and other benthic organisms forming a crucial link by serving as a protein-rich food source for fish larvae, ...

For example, it may show scale-free characteristics of the network, indicating higher vulnerability against non-random disturbances. However, investigating its spatio-temporal variability, degree ...

The idea of eating aquatic plants might sound unappetizing at first. However, in certain regions of South East Asia, farm animals and humans have been eating a small plant called duckweed for a ...

Practices that bolster the resilience of aquatic food systems and communities need to be expanded, and should include the development of sustainable, low impact aquaculture practices. Implement Global ...