Equipped with snorkeling gear and underwater drones, the researchers began surveying lochs across Scotland searching for signs of a small, hard-shelled creature, according to Scotland’s Nature ...

Rapidly warming Scottish lochs could become toxic to swimmers, pets and wildlife Climate crisis is heating some bodies of water faster than others, driving increase in algal blooms Harry Cockburn ...

The mussels have long been known to inhabit rivers in Scotland, but this was the first time the animal was discovered in lochs, the release said. “Other mussel species,” project leader Iain ...

Critically-endangered freshwater pearl mussels have been found in Scotland’s lochs for the first time, according to scientists. The pearl mussels are known to live in Scottish rivers, but ...

The Scottish lochs are world-famous for their beauty and the most famous, Loch Ness, is also shrouded in mystery. In the Highlands, water is everywhere and the lochs provide breath-taking scenery ...

World ‘Rare’ creature discovered lurking in lochs of Scotland for first time, experts say By Aspen Pflughoeft April 5, 2023 10:33 AM ...

Researchers found the mussels in two lochs in Sutherland, one of the northernmost regions of Scotland, and the Trossachs, a region about 60 miles northwest of Edinburgh.

Scotland's sea lochs play an important role in storing carbon which would otherwise contribute to climate change, scientists have suggested. Using samples from Loch Etive, near Oban, researchers ...

Scotland's sea lochs play an important role in storing carbon which would otherwise contribute to climate change, scientists have suggested. Using samples from Loch Etive, near Oban, researchers ...