By Karl Blankenship For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals ...

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

Arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and a keystone species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

Black mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that thrive in intertidal zones, where freshwater meets seawater ... preventing ...

Educating the public about the importance of shoreline habitat restoration is a critical aspect of waterfront redevelopment ...

The invasive European Green Crabs that have wreaked havoc on clam fisheries in Maine and the West Coast have now reached Alaska, where they could threaten subsistence, personal use, and commercial ...

Maryland’s state reptile deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists is urging. The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop ...

The Bethany Beach Firefly has officially been recommended to the Endangered Species List. Here's what that means.

Doctors use the acronym CRAB to diagnose myeloma by identifying four symptoms. The National Cancer Institute estimates that in the United States, slightly over 35,000 people will be diagnosed with ...

A Halloween crab has found a new home at the Denver Zoo; it was left behind at the airport after hitching a ride from Costa Rica. The colorful crab resembles a Jack-o'-lantern.

The crab is far from alone. Plastic waste has become so pervasive in the natural environment that it is fundamentally changing the ways animals live and travel, according to scientists. Here are some ...

According to experts, it is believed that the firefly is only known to live on a rare type of freshwater wetland habitat, called interdunal swales, within 1,500 feet of the Delmarva coast.