In the canals, marshes, and swamps of the Florida Everglades, invasive fish are silently slipping into new waterways. Among them are the Asian swamp eel and the bullseye snakehead, two air-breathing ...

In May 2023, Traditional Owners collected environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage site (Australia), as part of the global eDNA expeditions UNESCO is currently piloting ...

One of the 11 sites where eDNA sampling was conducted (top left; rocky shore in Mera in Chiba, Japan). The collected eDNA samples were analyzed using a DNA sequencer to obtain eDNA time-series data ...

The iconic Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, and one of the hardest to study. New scientific techniques are beginning to unlock its secrets. The ...

University of Florida scientists have rolled out a DNA "tripwire" that can flag two notoriously stealthy invasive fish from just a few drops of canal water, giving Florida a new early-warning system ...

A team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a technique to study how different fish species interact with each other in a coastal region, a breakthrough that ...

Environmental DNA left behind by ocean animals can be measured to inventory the marine life in a particular area. Measuring marine biodiversity with "environmental DNA" -- an application of gene ...

Children from Star of the Sea High School join UNESCO environmental DNA sampling in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa. © iSimangaliso Wetland Park High school ...

A team has developed a technique to study how different fish species interact with each other in a coastal region, a breakthrough that helps explain the complex relationships among marine species and ...