Lake Tahoe is known for its beautiful blue waters and remarkable transparency. But its clarity is threatened by climate change and urbanization — and billions of tiny invasive shrimp. Researchers at ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — First it was development runoff. Then it was algae triggered by global warming. Now UC Davis researchers have seized on a new explanation for the continued dinginess of Lake Tahoe ...

Mysis shrimp, or “Mysis relicta,” are one of the reasons we have such big fish in the Fryingpan River here in Basalt. After the last ice age, these relatives of saltwater shrimp became stranded inland ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DILLON — Shrimp, apparently, are smarter than they look. Or at least they’re smarter than the trout in Dillon Reservoir. While scientists may be hesitant to ...

In recent decades, Lake Tahoe has grown murkier and murkier, with people quick to blame obvious culprits: a rise in tourism and development, along with fluctuations in drought conditions and rainfall.

What do dog treats have to do with Lake Tahoe's clarity? A lot, according to Yuan Cheng, founder of Shrimply Blue, a California nonprofit organization that has a “mission to restore Lake Tahoe’s ...

BASALT – Mysis shrimp, or “mysis relicta” are one of the reasons we have such big fish in the Fryingpan River. After the last ice age, these relatives of saltwater shrimp became stranded inland and ...