After just six hours in natural sunlight, this simple system generated about “3 tablespoons” of fresh, drinkable water.

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the ...

Rebecca Klaper, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, said the conference is a way for scientists to talk about patterns, changes and solutions across the lakes.

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, but are vital for life on this planet. New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of ...

A newly published study in the journal Nature shines a spotlight on this issue. The study titled One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction offers the first thorough evaluation of ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface, but support 10% of its animal species — including dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals.

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study co-author says. Research: A quarter of freshwater animals threatened ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study co-author says.

Lake Victoria, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by surface area, is bordered by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The key threats identified to species were pollution, overfishing, agriculture ...

The tally, published in the journal Nature, is the first that time researchers have analyzed the global risk to freshwater species. Previous studies have focused on land animals including ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...