Why these invisible organisms generate a significant portion of oxygen, absorb vast amounts of carbon, and purify water ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed ...

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...

Choanoflagellates envelop and digest still smaller cells. Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators to consume plant-like ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Ice conditions on Green Bay were favorable in late January for anglers targeting lake whitefish. The previous two winters featured poor ice conditions.

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...

Like land plants and seagrasses, microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton also feed on CO2 and use photosynthesis to produce energy. They live in both saltwater and freshwater environments ...

In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for ...

Freshwater pearl fishing has been banned in ... meaning they clean the surrounding water by removing algae, plankton and organic particles,” explains José de Oliveira, general manager for ...

The unusual conditions decreased the number of phytoplankton that absorb carbon ... of atmospheric rivers led to an abrupt change to the freshwater ecosystems in West Greenland, but the ...