Aquatic biology is a subdiscipline of biological sciences focused on the structure, function, and interactions of organisms inhabiting freshwater and marine environments. It examines physiological adaptations to aquatic conditions, population and community dynamics, trophic interactions, and biogeochemical cycling within lakes, rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and oceans. Research in aquatic biology often integrates ecology, microbiology, evolutionary biology, and environmental chemistry to analyze primary productivity, nutrient fluxes, and responses of aquatic biota to abiotic drivers such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and contaminants. The field underpins aquatic ecosystem assessment, conservation, and management by providing mechanistic insight into biodiversity patterns and ecosystem processes.
As California's population boomed—from 10 million in 1950 to over 40 million today—the number of people living in fire-prone areas multiplied. Over the decades, millions of new homes and commercial buildings sprang up to ...
Environment
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Newly described aquatic insects, belonging to the genus Hydropsyche, are helping close substantial knowledge gaps regarding the biodiversity of Azerbaijan, Iran, and Türkiye. Caddisflies (order Trichoptera) are vital components ...
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The presence of the marine bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which is potentially dangerous to humans, can now be predicted up to five weeks in advance in the Baltic Sea using artificial intelligence (AI). A research team led ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2026
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When a team of researchers recorded a low thundering underneath the surface of the Hudson River, they thought they were hearing the muffled rumble of trains. A closer look and listen led to a much more interesting discovery: ...
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2026
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Ultrasonic tracking in Hiroshima Bay shows that male and female black sea bream move differently during the spawning season, offering a novel discovery into the reproductive behavior of a broadcast-spawning sparid fish in ...
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2026
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A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA analysis of a pinned insect from a museum in Zurich, researchers have managed to draw an evolutionary ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2026
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A team of scientists from Berlin analyzed water and sediment samples from six water bodies in Berlin and the adjacent federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as well as the inflow and outflow of a ...
Ecology
May 4, 2026
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The ability to detect viruses and other harmful pathogens is highly advantageous for animals, as it can guide their behavior and prevent them from illness, and—in severe cases—death. When it comes to species that live in ...
When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic "Silent Spring" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future.
Plants & Animals
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Relatively simple habitat management can influence population genetics, providing conservation managers with the opportunity to support genetic resilience not only through breeding programs or translocations, but also by ...
Ecology
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