Fish and flowering plants would seem to have as much in common as pigs and beauty soap. But ecologists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Florida have found an amazing ...

A seven-year experiment shows that pond communities bear the imprint of random events in their past, such as the order in which species were introduced into the ponds. This finding locates one of the ...

A popular trout fishing spot in Tennessee reopened March 1, 2026, after having been closed to the public since 2021 for ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A fine mist rolled off the surface of Round Pond as morning dawned over the White Mountain National Forest in Albany, Maine. An elderly man and his granddaughter carried a red Old Town canoe down the ...

Ponds are complex aquatic ecosystems. They play home to plants, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. They also consist of many non-living factors like temperature, oxygen and ...

Ponds are ubiquitous aquatic habitats on agricultural landscapes, but are understudied relative to ephemeral wetlands and streams lakes and rivers. While there are many reasons for a lack of ...

Aquascape donated their expertise and labor to help the Batavia High School Ecology Club build a beautiful ecosystem pond in the campus courtyard. Ed Beaulieu, vice president of field research and ...

We don’t need to know why— we just know the sound of trickling water is international speak for relaxation. That may be why people aren't just outfitting their outdoor areas with knock-out kitchens, ...