Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

Anietra Hamper, a travel writer who always packs her fishing gear, visited area waters and had a big time with small fish.

The thing about living near the Gulf Coast is that you develop very specific opinions about seafood restaurants, the kind of strong preferences that can end friendships if you’re not careful. When ...

Rivers and lakes around the world are home to fish large enough to overpower many animals in the water. Some of these species ...

Rainbow belly pipefish share an uncanny resemblance to seahorses. This is no coincidence. The species are related and similar ...

In mid/late April to May in the Northern Lower Michigan Peninsula, vernal pools begin to wake, filling the woods with a quack like call from wood frogs searching for a mate. Fairy shrimp, daphnia, ...

Unlike most Florida beaches with their bright white sand, Boneyard Beach has darker, more compact sand that makes the bleached driftwood stand out even more. Add in the blue-green Atlantic water and ...