Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these model organisms can behave differently ...

Bethany Brookshire was the staff writer at Science News for Students from 2013 to 2021. She has a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in philosophy from The College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in ...

Leeches are aquatic worms that can be found around the world, except Antarctica, where they inhabit freshwater lakes and ponds, oceans, and moist soil. These predatory blood-sucking parasites can as ...

They can also migrate via leaking production wells to freshwater aquifers. Base and rare metal mining: Heavy metal pollution is a known cause of groundwater contamination. Uranium: In situ uranium ...

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, yet they support 10% of all known species. A recent study published in the journal Nature warns that nearly a quarter of freshwater species ...

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WINNIPEG – The province of Manitoba is banning the harvest and use of live baitfish and leeches for angling beginning April 1, 2027, the start of the province’s 2027 license year. In an email ...

Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly species could become extinct in the coming decades—and many more could follow. A landmark assessment of the health of nearly 24,000 freshwater species found ...

Doctors were left stunned after a boy suffering breathing difficulties coughed up a blood-soaked live leech from his throat. Xiaoxiang, 7, also had a nasty cough and was coughing up blood in his ...

The SEC and the Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York cited a similar pattern in leveling charges against Leech — one of the fixed-income market’s most prominent investors ...

South London's Lip Filler have released "Leeches" as their first track of 2025. Discussing the song's lyrical inspiration, frontman George Tucker added: "Leeches is about someone who’s lost control of ...