Step into a world unseen by human eyes, where animals like bumblebees and butterflies perceive vibrant UV signals. These ...

A phytoplankton bloom damaged habitats, deprived bottlenose dolphins of nutritious prey, and led to a sharp rise in strandings and deaths.

Paddlefish are one of the oldest and strangest-looking fish species on the continent. Also know as spoonbills, these ...

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Freshwater ecology articles from across Nature Portfolio Freshwater ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of terrestrial aquatic systems, including rivers, lakes and ponds.

Breakthroughs and even Nobel Prizes (medicine) have stemmed from the study of plankton (jellyfish stings , advancing allergy studies. Similarly, research on freshwater ciliate telomeres and the use of ...

Freshwater environments have been severely affected by human activities, such as the effects of pollution and land use, contamination by agrochemicals, eutrophication and habitat destruction, which ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that small but mighty zooplankton—including copepods, krill, and salps—are key players in the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb and store carbon. Led by an ...

Within a tiny plankton, an even smaller cell has been found living an unexpectedly virus-like existence, challenging what it means to be alive.