Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday. The ...

In 2009, scientists developed a concept called the planetary boundaries framework, which refers to nine Earth system processes that are essential to the planet's stability and resilience, and if they ...

Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, boosting biodiversity and maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 18, 2024 – Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have developed genetic engineering tools to better understand the role of actinobacteria in ...

A new article uses environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish and zooplankton communities. The study found that the movement of water between freshwater bodies, or freshwater connectivity, ...

Just 30 miles northwest of U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters, Aquarium Sagamihara boasts a 131-foot tank of flowing water that replicates a living river environment. Formally known as the Sagami River ...

Progress is well underway on the $27.5 million Freshwater Research & Innovation Center just north of Traverse City. The center planned for Elmwood Township is a collaboration announced late in 2022 ...

Synopsis. The volume of salt waters of the world is more than 10,000 times the highly fragmented volume of inhabitable fresh waters, yet the latter has come to support a rich and euryokous fauna. In ...