The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their ...

New research reveals it's possible to detect sharks moving into an area without actually seeing any of them. All that's needed is a couple liters of water. Florida International University (FIU) ...

All organisms shed traces of their biological material, which contains their unique DNA, into the environment. Researchers using a technique called metabarcoding to sequence this environmental DNA ...

Where does the water come from that provides drinking water to people in a particular region? What feeds these sources and how long does it take for groundwater to make its way back up to the surface?

A closeup shot in motion of kingfisher bird with wide open wings hunting fish in river on sunny day© Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.com Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge sits at the intersection of ...

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Ready or not, here I come... little chironomid larva. A single chironomid larva has hidden itself in a water treatment plant that produces tens of thousands of tons of tap water daily. How can ...

Somewhere between 1,750 and 4,540 metres below the surface off Ningaloo Reef, a giant squid left behind a trace of itself: a few cells sloughed into the cold, dark water. That genetic whisper, ...