The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

In the depths of Russia lies a lake that holds an impressive number of world records and is so deep that it could hold over five Shard skyscrapers tip to tip.

Ancient amphibians survived Earth's biggest extinction by feeding on freshwater prey. Their adaptability helped them thrive.

The Antarctic Ice Sheet holds around 90 per cent of all the fresh water on Earth and has the potential to cause massive increases in sea levels should it melt. While this paper does not suggest ...

Why it's incredible: The lake is one of the largest on Earth, but it lies beneath several miles of ice. Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake ...

Glaciers serve as the largest reservoirs of frozen freshwater on Earth. They primarily form when massive ice sheets from the Arctic and Antarctic break into smaller sections. Additionally ...

A terrorizing presence since the 1980s, Gustave has lurked in the shadows for well over a decade. ... [+] Now, a herpetologist dives in to tell the story. In the heart of Central Africa, where the ...

Freshwater from melting ice sheets can slow the critical ocean circulation that helps regulate the planet’s climate ...

Focus: Space, Earth observation, climate impact research The melting of glacial ice around the world is reducing regional freshwater supplies and contributing to the ongoing rise in global sea levels.

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.