BELLA VISTA — The University of Arkansas is beginning its second year of a three-year research project on Bella Vista’s Lakes Brittany, Norwood and Rayburn. Last year, baseline data was gathered on ...

Marine organisms hidden in caves, such as sponges, play an extremely important role in the nutrient cycle of coral reefs. Indeed they probably play the most important role of all, says Dutch biologist ...

The effects of the steadily increasing amount of plastic in the ocean are complex and not yet fully understood. Scientists at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have now shown for the ...

Latvian couple Juris Cīrulis and Vija Cīrule are today presented with the WWF Baltic Sea Farmer of the Year Award at a ceremony in Warsaw, Poland. They are awarded for their holistic approach to ...

Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute. Aspens and ...

In the past, whales, giant land mammals, and other animals played a vital role in keeping the planet fertile by transporting nutrients via their feces. However, massive declines and extinctions of ...

The blue whale, the world's largest animal, can consume up to 16 tons of plankton daily, which has major implications for ocean health. Humpback whales (pictured, an animal off California) excrete ...