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 ...

The many species of zooplankton — which play a critical role in freshwater ecosystems — that live in lakes ... runoff from fertilizer creates toxic blue-green algae blooms, salt pollution also ...

Unfortunately, for all their allure, freshwater mussels are the most endangered group of organisms in the United States. Water pollution has wreaked havoc on these clean-water-loving animals, and dams ...

The future of freshwater is increasingly in jeopardy across Canada and around the world. Lakes, rivers and wetlands face ...

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

While there is an ocean of research on the environmental impacts of marine plastic pollution, less is known about plastics that accumulate in freshwater rivers and lakes. Chen was recently awarded a ...

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

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

Greenpeace Aotearoa has announced that it will soon release a new documentary that takes an ‘in-depth look into the dirty secret of Canterbury’s freshwater pollution’. Greenpeace campaigner ...

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue ... As the atmosphere warms up, so do most freshwater lakes. But this isn't always the case, and little is known about why some freshwater ...