TANKS IN THE DARK. An enthusiast’s aquarium, filled with various fish species, is situated within the four walls of his…
Freshwater mussels, the vacuum cleaners of the aquatic ecosystem, feed by filtering algae and small particles from the water. Larvae…
Photo: California is debating the future of the Merced River and others. (Steve Payer/California Department of Water Resources) [Pub. date:…
Certain groups of animals are declining at an alarming rate—and none more so than those living in freshwater. This year’s…
Photo of Milanovac Lake in Croatia’s Plitvice National Park. (© Maurizio Biancarelli/ Wild Wonders of Europe) Earth has a water…