Ancient grains of zircon crystals contain evidence suggesting dry land and freshwater may have existed on Earth 4 billion ...

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

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

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 ...

Explore the impact of Antarctic ice melt on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and global climate change predictions.

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 ...

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 ...

This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is collaborating with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness and inspire action. Our focus is ...

"Freshwater landscapes are home to 10% of all known species on Earth and key for billions of people’s safe drinking water, livelihoods, flood control and climate change mitigation, and must be ...

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.