As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this ...

The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, ...

Freshwater salinization is rising due to pollution and ocean intrusion, threatening water supplies, agriculture, and ...

To save a coastal wetlands, county officials worry Florida Power & Light is jeopardizing the ongoing clean-up of a saltwater ...

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...

Ecosystems face a combination of stressors that can interact in complex ways, leading to either synergistic (amplifying) or ...

Typically, “dilution is the solution of pollution,” Kaushal says, referring to the fact that heavy rainfall or releasing fresh water from dams into ecosystems can decrease salinity.

As freshwater scientists, we are committed to contributing toward a better future for fresh waters. This is what led us to create a registered charity, Riparia, where we work to unite these concerns ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — A first-of-its-kind study has an alarming conclusion: a quarter of all freshwater fish species could go extinct because of pollution and climate change. Northern ...

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers.