Researchers at the University led by Eric Larson, professor in ACES, made a groundbreaking discovery pertaining to the Signal Crayfish. They found there are two distinct species of crayfish residing ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois researchers studying an invasive species of crayfish recently made a unique discovery — two new species that had long been mistaken for the ...

Procambarus clarkii is a crustacean species native to American freshwater bodies. Brought to Japan in the 1920s as a feed for frogs, this crustacean has slowly taken over the Japanese freshwaters by ...

Despite megafires that reduced much of their habitat to ash, some fish, amphibian and crayfish species in the Cascades ...

Crayfish play a pivotal role in freshwater ecosystems, acting as both keystone species and bioindicators of aquatic environmental health. Their ecological functions range from nutrient cycling to ...

Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down. Researchers have ...

Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife ...

PINEVILLE, W.Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity and the Wyoming East High School Friends of the Earth will host a community event on June 23 to celebrate a new mural of the Guyandotte River ...

Quick Take England will ban live boiling of lobsters, a nerve-center policy change set to come into force as part of animal ...

The red-swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, has negatively impact the flora and fauna of freshwater ecosystems around the world, including those in Japan. In a new study now, researchers dive deep to ...

The red-swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is a highly invasive species native to American freshwaters but has also invaded many freshwater ecosystems around the world. Now, researchers conducted a ...