The lake is completely separated from the sea by a line of forest-covered sand ... This is extremely low and the lake must perforce be regarded as a freshwater environment.

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of ... Some rivers, like the Colorado River, no longer even reach the sea. The animals that persist in these reduced habitats are then impacted by sewage ...

Freshwater sources are also suffering from a cocktail of different challenges. An increase in water abstraction and dams on rivers are reducing the available habitat for wildlife. Some rivers, like ...

Grab your goggles! This majestic Ontario destination is known as "The Freshwater Sea" and it was recently named as one of the most scenic lakes in the world. The massive body of water is ...

In emergencies, dumping ocean water on fires may be the best option. But seawater can have long-term effects on equipment and ecosystems, as a novel coastal experiment shows.

The agency that is behind the rising sea levels is simply an excess of fresh water from melting glaciers − about 350 billion tons of it. “Fresh water is less dense than salt water, and so in ...