With record rainfall recorded over wide portions of the D.C. area, bet the rent that at least the freshwater fishing will have to be put on hold until late Sunday or Monday. From Fletcher's Cove ...

The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.

Scientists have been shocked to find sharks appearing in freshwater rivers—far from their usual ocean habitats! But how is this possible? Are sharks adapting, migrating, or is something else ...

Though often overlooked, freshwater systems—such as lakes and rivers—produce or influence (through riverine nutrients into estuaries) more than half of all fish consumed globally.

The beluga hatches its eggs in freshwater rivers, then lives its adult life in saltwater, returning upriver to spawn. Females do not reach maturity until 15 years of age.

Located in Montenegro’s mountainous north, Kolašin is home to the country’s biggest ski resort, but the local rivers offer the potential for sustainable tourism to the area year-round.

With freshwater scientists hoping that 2021 could be the year of the river, some influential conservationists who have previously not focused on freshwater issues may be taking a keener interest ...

Advocates for restoring the Ocklawaha River are undeterred by a recent veto setback and are moving ahead and regrouping to ...

Salmon, a tenacious, ecologically significant fish, is most renowned for its incredible migratory journey from freshwater rivers to the ocean and back again. Their unique, remarkable cycle of life ...

Arctic Freshwater Surge Caused by Rivers, Not Ice, Study Says. News. By Live Science Staff published 10 January 2012 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Freshwater mussels keep our rivers clean because they filter the water as they breathe and eat. Mussels, however, are dying. Scientists hope to discover what’s killing them and how to save them ...