Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce -- one in eight people on the planet lack access to ...

Efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change have focused largely on the protection of tropical forests like the Amazon ...

The quarter-sized creatures briefly surfaced during a water-quality survey, offering a fleeting glimpse of a species that ...

International Mountain Day on Dec. 11 brings attention to the mountain regions that supply freshwater for nearly 2 billion ...

Ecosystem engineers—ranging from keystone species like elephants and beavers to foundation species like mangroves and coral reefs—fundamentally shape ...

As their natural environments dwindle and disappear, freshwater species are going extinct faster than terrestrial and marine ones. In the last 300 years, 87% of wetlands have been lost globally, with ...

so many granite staters enjoy swimming, fishing and boating on lakes, ponds and rivers, but as the climate warms, scientists are seeing some negative impacts on new Hampshire's freshwater ecosystem.

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A new festival is coming to East Tennessee to celebrate one of the biggest supporters of river habitat health. Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest is set for May 17 from 10 a.m ...

Current water quality guidelines aren't protecting freshwater ecosystems from increasing salt pollution due to road de-icing salts, agriculture fertilizers, and mining operations, according to an ...

Drivers of freshwater salt pollution such as de-icers on roads and parking lots, water softeners, and wastewater and industrial discharges further threaten freshwater ecosystem health and human water ...