Environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring is a simple and effective method for studying marine life without directly observing or capturing organisms. Marine organisms constantly release tiny amounts of ...

Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it's been very labor intensive. But now ...

Invasive species, pathogens, and parasites can have serious ecological consequences for aquatic ecosystems and also put human health and economies at risk. Early detection of these biological threats ...

Combatting wildlife decline, eDNA technology is turning simple water and soil samples into a global biodiversity map. View on ...

What do an extinct Brazilian frog, illicit fish in a Hong Kong wet market and a slimy algae called “rock snot” have in common? Answer: They were all recently detected by scientists searching for ...

During the annual salmon run last fall, University of Washington researchers pulled salmon DNA out of thin air and used it to estimate the number of fish that passed through the adjacent river. Aden ...

On a warm, sunny day in April, biologists David Duffy and Jessica Farrell prepare to motor down the Matanzas River on a small boat to catalog the area’s aquatic life. Ripples signal the river’s lazy ...

Some critters in the ocean are reclusive, hiding from human probes and trawls. Other critters are rare, driven close to extinction from warming and increasingly acidic waters. Studying rare and ...