The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has launched a challenge to stop invasive mussels that cost more than $1 billion a year.

"It’s like looking in your garden." Experts fight back as harmful creatures try to take over Great Lakes: 'The longer you look, the more you will find' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Officials in Minnesota made a worrying discovery in a lake outside St. Paul, Minnesota, of zebra mussel larvae, one of the most pervasive threats to the waters of the Great Lakes region. Officials ...

You may not see the danger right away, but even a small invasive species can quickly take over a lake.

As of 2026, more than 8,500 invasive species are established in the U.S., including plants, insects, reptiles, amphibians, ...

As National Invasive Species Awareness Week winds down, wildlife and plant experts from the southwestern U.S. are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Officials in Minnesota made a worrying discovery in a lake outside St. Paul, Minnesota, of zebra mussel ...

Colorado is waging a full-on war against invasive mussels, and last year that meant scrubbing down more than 30,000 boats before they hit the water. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says those ...

Greetings. Just finished week 4, as mentioned, it was a five-day week, which is too long to be in session. It was a dark week. I can’t see when I go in at 6:30 am and I can’t see when I leave coming ...

Alert in the Amazon: an invasive mussel advances up to 149 miles per year and threatens the great Amazon River.

A single ship can move thousands of tons of water, and with it, thousands of living organisms into ecosystems that have no defenses. This breaks down how ballast water works, why it spreads invasive ...