Now 93 years old, Mr. McCutcheon wanted to make a significant gift that would make a lasting difference. He went to seven ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new ...

As more people experience the climate crisis through water, from too much or too little rainfall and snowmelt. This can lead ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction ... Riley Nelson Dams and water extraction are impacting 39% of the studied species, according to the paper.

“This is a way to potentially be able to understand what algal biomass and water quality might look like in a bunch of different lakes ... Oleksy gathered detailed measurements from 58 different ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.

It was an early morning in the Tunisian desert when it dawned on Iheb Triki. Despite the hot, barren location — no source of ...

Producing fresh water in the driest parts of the world by removing the salt from sea water is resulting in a deluge of brine, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The amount of brine ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are ... threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, climate ...

As a freshwater ecologist I have long felt frustrated as conservation and research is dominated by land and sea species, even though our rivers, lakes, ponds and other wetlands host a hugely ...