Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet. They’re named for the Greek word planktos, meaning to drift or ...

There’s a long-standing conundrum in ecology called the paradox of the plankton. Famously articulated by ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson in 1961, the paradox explores how odd it is that there are ...

EXPERTS BEFORE THE FIRST SAMPLES ARE TAKEN TOMORROW. BEHIND ME IS THE LAKE GUARDIAN, THE EPA’S RESEARCH VESSEL THAT WILL BE EXPLORING THE GREAT LAKES FOR A MONTH, FINDING WHAT THE WATER QUALITY IS ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has designated Lake Nasworthy as "infested" with invasive zebra mussels.