Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...

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 need for drinking, growing food, recreation, ...

But as we attempt to cope with freshwater scarcity and develop conservation technologies, energy consumption is an important consideration. In March, World Water Day panelists urged a new mindset for ...

The new freshwater wetlands regulations will roughly double the acreage of state-regulated freshwater wetlands in New York by 2028.

Eutrophication is also associated with major changes in aquatic community structure ... continue to be the leading cause of water pollution for many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems ...