40% of South Africa’s Dams Suffering Eutrophication

More than 40 percent of South Africa’s dams suffer eutrophication, when the water becomes nutrient-rich and algae multiply, releasing cyanobacterial toxins harmful to the liver and nervous systems of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. How People...

California Academy of Sciences Becomes the First Aquarium in U.S. to Breed Dwarf Cuttlefish

Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell—evidence of success for the Academy’s new captive breeding...