Road salt can often wash into nearby wetlands and ponds and hurt freshwater wildlife, but some animals appear to be adapting. By Ethan Freedman Published Apr 2, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...

The Numbers Tell An Incredible Story The Amazon basin houses over three million species in its rainforest ecosystem, with ...

Nearly three dozen new animal and plant species have been declared extinct, according to an update on threatened species. On Thursday, the International Union for Conservation of Nature released an ...

Salmon migrating from the open ocean to inland waters do more than swim upstream. To navigate the murkier freshwater streams and reach a spot to spawn, the fish have evolved a means to enhance their ...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) --Researchers have discovered how migrating fish and amphibians successfully adjust their vision as they move from the land or sea to inland freshwater. Terrestrial and open ...

Molly Albecker conducted a tree frog survey in the salty marshes near Bodie Island Lighthouse, but she didn’t think she’d find any frogs. The doctoral candidate and her East Carolina University ...

A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands. It was developed at The University of Queensland to help target conservation efforts ...

“The extraordinary power of flowing water makes it our planet’s greatest architect. Freshwater not only shapes the land, but life itself – it is the most precious ingredient for life on Earth. A ...

While many species are now threatened with extinction, the European bison is beginning to recover Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...