Looking for ways to celebrate National Park Week in April? Check out these 5 Delaware parks "most popular" among travelers, according to a survey.

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic level consumers. A research group examined terrestrial reliance of 19 ...

Invasive fish species is known for breathing on land, 'walking' to new water. It harms nature in Mississippi; kill it on ...

The Everglades' eclectic alligators are surprisingly diverse builders, bodyguards, commuters, and health-bringing engineers.

They are called sky islands. Tall mountains surrounded by a “sea” of desert, yet, almost literally, not a drop of water to be ...

Garden ponds help increase biodiversity, which is crucial for the local ecosystem. Encouraging wildlife into the garden can ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

A harmful algal bloom occurs in bodies of freshwater when Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, produce toxins.

Tucked away in the southwestern corner of Missouri near the tiny town of Mindenmines, this sprawling 3,500-acre preserve of ...

Nestled in the southwestern corner of Missouri near the tiny hamlet of Mindenmines, this expansive preserve protects one of the last remaining stretches of tallgrass prairie—an ecosystem that once ...

Some cell-shocking facts about these microscopic organisms — they may lack bones, bravado, or branding, but they are among ...

Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.