Road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when predator stress is present, raising mortality rates.

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Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be ...

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Spring transforms one of California’s most wildlife-rich coastal landscapes into a living nature show. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Monterey County draws visitors eager to see ...

When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida ...

Project DiversityAs the waters in the Atlantic warm, loggerhead turtles that nest in Cape Verde have been arriving earlier ...

Feb. 14, 2026 Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, ...