Before arriving in North America, the species is believed to have invaded South American rivers through ballast water—the ...
Black mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that thrive in intertidal zones, where freshwater meets seawater ... preventing ...
If granted Endangered Species Act status, terrapins will join a number of other animals who have benefited from such protections.
By Karl Blankenship For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals ...
For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals more fish and shellfish. The 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, which launched the state-federal ...
You've probably seen pufferfish on TV or at your local aquarium, puffing up like a balloon when they're startled. But there's way more to pufferfish than their signature defense mechanism. They're a ...
An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders" by Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer showed me how many animal and plant life ...
On a recent early hike to Bukit Laksamana in Penang, I spotted an animal I’d never encountered despite hiking Penang’s hill trails for nearly two decades: a freshwater hill crab. Unlike the ...
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 ...