Freshwater ecosystems across the world are in distress. As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, ...

The film explores the diverse ecosystem of freshwater ponds, showcasing various animals and plants that inhabit these environments. It highlights easily observable creatures like muskrats, turtles ...

Similarly, a 2021 study in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that past extinction rates for freshwater animals and plants today is three orders of magnitude higher than it was ...

Freshwater environments, though covering just 1% of Earth's surface, host over 10% of known species. However, like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, they face significant challenges.

How threatened are different freshwater animals? While around 10% of all species depend on freshwater, the study was particularly concerned with four groups that are intimately linked to it – the ...

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 ...

Almost a quarter of main freshwater animal species including fish, shrimps and crabs are threatened with extinction, worldwide research involving more than a thousand experts has found.

If you are lucky enough to live near a freshwater pond, you are familiar with the magical soundscape created by spring peepers, bullfrogs, owls and songbirds who call your neighborhood ...

Freshwater ecosystems across the world are in distress. As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, rivers and marshlands—and the animal and plant life they support—are ...