Discovering Freshwater

This page brings together stories, insights, and discoveries from the world of freshwater ecosystems. Here you’ll find articles exploring the lives of species that inhabit rivers, lakes, wetlands, and ponds, as well as the physical and ecological forces that shape these environments. Learn how water moves, how landscapes evolve, and how organisms adapt, interact, and survive within these remarkable systems. Let’s dive in!

Tiny but Mighty: The Backswimmers

March 17, 2026

The water’s surface is a boundary between two worlds and only a few creatures navigate is as skillfully as the backswimmers (family: Notonectidae), who have [...]

Discovering Freshwater

Tiny but mighty: The Diving Beetles

March 9, 2026

What insect can swim, fly – and hunt frogs? In this edition of Tiny but Mighty, we introduce another small but fierce freshwater predator: [...]

Discovering Freshwater

Tiny but Mighty: Dragonflies

February 27, 2026

A series of Tiny but Mighty Freshwater ecosystems are full of life. We tend to notice the obvious residents first: fish darting through reeds, frogs [...]