SPURTS OF GOO oozed between Jeff Wingfield’s fingers as he methodically crushed a handful of golden mussels, popping the shells of the tiny invaders like ...

An early taste of winter is expected for the eastern half of the U.S. beginning this weekend, as a fast-moving storm system sweeping down from Canada clears a path for frigid temperatures as far south ...

Dive into the microscopic wonders of Green Lake's water, exploring everything from eDNA to zebra mussels, with insights from ...

A team of scientists is employing a technique used to detect invasive species to search for troops lost at sea.

With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists ...

Egan is the author of “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” and “The Devil’s Element.” His latter work addresses phosphorus ...

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten ...

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten ...

When a major U.S. paper producer decided over the summer to shut two of its plants, citing the drop in demand for paper amid the coronavirus pandemic, it sent reverberations through a region that is ...

A giant infrastructure project aims to block invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s polluted water already keeps them out.

It's native to the Black and Caspian Seas in Europe. Experts say the round goby got a ride to the Great Lakes in water ...

When it was opened in 1825, many naturalists imagined the Erie Canal would expand commercial fishing opportunities. Now they understand it has spread the threat of invasive species.