Clams stick in the mud while mussels attach to rocks. While clams and squid are like cousins, clams and mussels are more like ...

Setting up a home aquarium can be a rewarding experience, but one of the first and most crucial decisions you'll need to make is whether to go with freshwater or saltwater fish. Each option has its ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday. The ...

Rivers and lakes cover just about one percent of Earth's surface, but are home to one third of all vertebrate species worldwide. At the same time, freshwater life is highly threatened. Scientists from ...

The Savannah River stretches 301 miles along the border of South Carolina and Georgia. It begins at Lake Hartwell in the north and ends as an estuary that empties into the Atlantic Ocean south of ...

A new database cataloging the maximum body size of marine animals looks set to be crucial in conservation efforts The database will plug gaps in scientific knowledge around the impact of body size on ...