World water supplies have stayed the same since the days of the dinosaurs, but human use has tripled since 1950. Sometimes there’s simply not enough water to go around.

America's freshwater rivers and lakes are losing their secret weapon: freshwater mussels. As an invaluable part of nature’s ...

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin is the largest watershed in the world, containing more than 20 percent of the ...

The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long ...

From 2015 to 2023, satellite measurements revealed that the average amount of freshwater stored on land—including surface ...

Freshwater is essential for our planet. Fresh water is vital for people and wildlife – it needs careful management because there’s not always enough to go around. Freshwater environments include ...