A recent report from the international conservation NGO WWF argues that freshwater ecosystems are too valuable to go overlooked as new conservation policies are created. Freshwater underpins global ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...

Freshwater ecosystems, including rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands, play a critical role in sustaining biodiversity, regulating biogeochemical cycles, and ...

Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Surprisingly, its closest living relatives can be found ...