The largest lake in North America has felt the effects of widespread drought this year, with levels hitting their lowest in a decade.

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For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned south Florida's ...

They improve water quality by filtering out bacteria, algae and pollutants ... Worldwide there are 890 known freshwater mussel species, and 302 of those live in North America.

Scientists say more than 9,000 non-marine invertebrate species have gone extinct in Australia since Europeans arrived in 1788 ...

RANGE: Worldwide, there are an estimated 1,000 species of freshwater mussels, about one-third of which ... FEEDING: Mussels feed by filtering algae, bacteria, phytoplankton and other small particles ...

A nonprofit based in New York has made an unlikely spot for an outdoor classroom. NYC H2O has turned the former Ridgewood ...

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Symbiotic relations are fascinating and often beneficial for both organisms involved. These unique partnerships help both ...

These freshwater wetlands harbor abundant species of bacteria in the Mycobacterium genus—the same genus as the tuberculosis-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In these bogs ...

Buying oysters can be tricky, and serving them can be even more intimidating. Here is a complete guide to doing both ...