Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according ...

Road de-icing salts accumulate in streams, wetlands and lakes. They can stay in ecosystems for years or decades.

Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and wetlands have crucial roles in global biogeochemical cycles and in supporting human wellbeing through a variety of ecosystem services. However, ...

Dreissenid mussels are notorious for outcompeting native species and multiplying rapidly, fundamentally reshaping aquatic ecosystems. They feed by filtering out phytoplankton, the microscopic algae ...

Scientists in Kerala have discovered a rare fishing spider that hunts fish in forest streams. The unique species reveals ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...

RENO, Nev. — The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has curated a special journal issue to discuss climate change adaptability in California. Researchers from the University of ...

RENO, Nev. – As temperatures rise, particularly in alpine regions, lakes are feeling the heat. Research published today in the journal Science, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for ...

New research has found that roughly half of Australia's freshwater fish are fond of snacking on animal and plant material, ...

Native to Latin America, the Amazon sailfin catfish is widely sold around the world as an aquarium fish and is known for its ability to rapidly colonise new environments. WWF-Pakistan warned that the ...