Native snails consume dead and decaying leaves, fungus, and algae (they don’t eat your veggie garden) and leave behind ...

Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back. By Franz Lidz In Patricia Highsmith’s ...

For decades, the green, stringy algae choking Florida’s iconic crystal-clear springs has been blamed almost entirely on one ...

Rebecca Roland is the deputy editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of LA’s food scene. Demonstrators gathered outside the Paramour Estate in Silver Lake ...

Algae in an aquarium are not a sign of neglect–quite the opposite: In a healthy tank, they are part of the ecosystem. However, if they spread uncontrollably, it affects not only the appearance but ...

The search for life beyond Earth requires expanding the very definition of what life can be. Some exoplanets, especially those orbiting cooler red dwarfs, might host purple plant life rather than the ...

Newsom signed two laws this week to aid restaurant operators throughout the state, while two more linger during 2025’s final legislative session ...