Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest ...

Faced with the rapid spread of golden mussels across California waterways, state and federal officials are imposing strict ...

Light pollution, which illuminates the night sky, promotes the growth of cyanobacteria and stimulates metabolic processes in lakes. This is shown by ...

The U.S. and Canada have co-managed the Great Lakes for over a century. Rising political tensions between the two nations ...

But with overall warming due to climate change, the study found that Lakes Michigan and Huron don't consistently separate into layers — or stratify — in the winter anymore. The consequences for ...

Roach fish that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay ...

A team of researchers deployed a submersible robotic system into the lake’s northwestern basin during the summer of 2023, ...

Political tensions, especially over tariffs, are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.

For over a century, the United States and Canada have worked in tandem to manage four of the five Great Lakes that straddle ...

The lake's ecosystem houses plates and animals that aren't found anywhere else in the world, including the Baikal seal - the only freshwater seal species. Although other seal species may inhabit ...

The Cape Cod Commission has unveiled a new draft plan aimed at supporting the health of Cape Cod’s many freshwater ponds and lakes and is ... region's valuable freshwater ecosystems, focusing ...