Sturgeon are ancient fish that have been around for 201 million years, giving them the title of “modern fossils” quite easily ...

“The freshwater insects have shown us this is possible. It’s just not always easy to identify the causes of declines, and thus the most effective measures to reverse them.

Freshwater insects have recovered. At the same time, studies of insects that live (part of) their lives under water, like midges and mayflies, showed an average annual increase of 1.08%.

Overall, freshwater insects have been increasing, and terrestrial ones declining, but both trends are distorted by disproportionate amounts of data from North America. R. van Klink et al/ Science 2020 ...

Half of all freshwater insect species living in rivers were found to have ingested microplastics,... [+] according to a new study of the rivers in South Wales. (CC0 / Public domain.) ...

Giant water bugs are freshwater insects that belong to the family Belostomatidae. Over 60 species of water bugs exist worldwide, and 20 of these species live in North America. ...

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain ...

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain ...

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why ...

Freshwater insects. According to IUCN data, 16% of assessed dragonfly and damselfly species are threatened, and around 10% are in decline.

But freshwater insects such as mosquitoes start their lives (as eggs) in water and, after several stages, eventually fly away as they enter their adult lifespan. Testing the mosquitoes.

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why ...