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.

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

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 ...

More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs"—animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape ...

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 ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that ...

"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 ...