Pacific oysters, good. Ghost shrimp, bad. It’s a skewed ecological equation that sounds frighteningly over-simplistic, and for good reason. There is a renewed push to apply the dangerous neurotoxin ...

Finding strange, non-native creatures living in the Boise River has nearly become a tradition, or at least a recurring incident, and Idaho Fish and Game would like to see it end. In a recent case, ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Connecticut College researchers have found that chemical byproducts produced by the amphibian-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis—commonly known as Bd—may actually help ...

Most of us, when we hear the word "shrimp," think of a nice dinner of fresh-caught, saltwater little animals that taste so good it's hard to stop eating them. Most of the shrimp we consume come from a ...

A ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) used in a Connecticut College study examining the effects of chytrid fungus metabolites on freshwater invertebrates. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Teachers gear up in hip waders to explore the Bay How do teachers spend their time off? Last week they donned hip wader boots, dragged a seine net, slogged in bay mud and paddled canoes on San Leandro ...

A community in Galway is facing a serious threat to its freshwater supply after an invasive species was discovered. After testing, it's been revealed that the invasive Demon shrimp species has been ...