A new pattern in shark behavior has experts sounding the alarm, and it may have everything to do with an overheating planet. Bull sharks are known to be able to swim between saltwater and freshwater, ...
Climates are changing in wetland ecosystems around the world. A research collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey and Clayton State University examined the impact of historical land use on ...
WWF and partners are calling for freshwater to be elevated to same level as land and sea in new global framework for nature To achieve the overall goal of reversing biodiversity loss, it is crucial to ...
The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible diversity of Earth's inland waters. Let's get amazed as we look at these ...
Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren’t just scenic parts of our landscape—they’re also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters ‘breathe’ oxygen, just like we do. But a new study ...
A handful of nations control the biggest shares of global freshwater, led by Brazil, Russia, Canada, the US, and China, ...
Overfishing in the world's oceans is well known, but a new study shows that freshwater bodies also are losing fish at an alarming rate. It also says that many inland fisheries will collapse if present ...
A research team from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has analyzed the zooplankton communities in the White Nile and Blue Nile in Khartoum. It is the first study ...