Increasingly severe and numerous wildfires are changing the face of land across the globe, but new research by UC San Diego and others reveals that aquatic ecosystems are also being transformed, the ...

"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Beneath the surface of lakes and coastal waters lies a hidden world of sediment that plays a crucial role in the health of aquatic ecosystems. "Benthic fluxes" of nitrogen and phosphorus, such as ...

Q. What materials cause the highest level of pollution in water ecosystems? Once this pollution exists, how can it be removed? Two types of materials cause pollution: natural and man-made. It might ...

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Drugs like cocaine and a common metabolite of it, benzoylecgonine, show up in bodies of water near urban areas. People ...