Zebra mussels were brought to the Great Lakes in ship ballast water during the 1980s. They were joined shortly after by Quagga mussels in the early 90s. Today, both are among the most serious aquatic ...

A: Zebra mussel is an invasive species from Russia that got a lot of attention when its numbers first exploded here in the early 1990s. They were so numerous they clogged the intakes of water plants, ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Zebra mussels first invaded Minnesota lakes three decades ago, causing biologists and anglers to sound the alarm on the damage they could do to the state's fisheries. The ...

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River, and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

Last August, divers working around the Mott Island Dock at Isle Royale collected dozens of tiny zebra mussels during targeted ...

Mussels have been disappearing from a Big Darby tributary for decades but a recent study found none in one tributary.

The clock is ticking as Lake Superior is warming fast, which may create more suitable habitat for the Great Lakes' most ...