PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed ... Also known as the strange pebblesnail, the species is a critically imperiled freshwater gastropod found only at Page Springs in the Donner ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the banded juga — an imperiled freshwater snail — under the Endangered Species Act.

It marks the first time this ... Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production Nov. 1, 2024 — Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater ...

Threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and unsustainable water use are pushing rivers, lakes, and wetlands ...

Freshwater mussels are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the world — over 80 species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and >20 species have recently gone extinct. As such, ...

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), also known as the giant river prawn and giant tiger prawn, is a close relative to marine shrimp. They are one of over 950 species in the Palaemonidae ...

In the freshwater science and sustainability program, you'll join students who will tackle the regional, national, and global sustainability challenges of freshwater in the 21st century. You'll blend ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

Published in PeerJ, the article, "World of Crayfish: A web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens," highlights the urgent need for accurate, up-to ...

Claire Kozal, a graduate student at Eastern Michigan University who studies freshwater jellyfish, told McClatchy News the creatures have populated quickly. In Michigan, freshwater jellies were ...