Nearly a quarter of freshwater species face extinction due to habitat destruction, pollution, and water overuse.

Researchers discovered the earliest record of freshwater, and now crystals may lead researchers to discover when life on Earth began, a new study says. A new study, which was published inNature ...

Freshwater is the lifeblood of our planet – essential for life on Earth. It shapes the land and the creatures that live in it in the most surprising ways. Crocodiles aren’t known for their ...

Cities there function like space stations, importing every ounce of fresh water from distant rivers ... We've lately raised the Earth's average temperature by .74°C (1.3°F), a number that ...

All life on Earth needs water to survive. Life-giving rivers, which feed lakes and seas, are in turn fed by springs, creeks, swamps, wetlands and underground aquifers — all sources of water people ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Ninety-nine percent of all freshwater ice on Earth is sitting on top of Greenland and Antarctica, and each year, a little more of it melts into ...

Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and ...

Not many creatures on Earth can pull off keeping a pride of curious lions at bay. But lions don’t want to get their soft ...

The World's Forgotten Fishes report is a celebration of freshwater fishes – and it’s a call to action too. Rivers, lakes and wetlands are among the most biodiverse places on earth. They cover less ...

said that freshwater habitats are home to 10 percent of all species on planet Earth. Sayer warned that those animals are a “key” factor for flood control, safe drinking water, and mitigating ...

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...