Scientists say Lake Michigan’s winter season is getting shorter, disrupting fish populations, nutrient cycles and even summer ...

Thus SSS is a key variable for understanding the global water cycle. In addition, changes in salt concentration at the ocean surface affect the density of surface waters, for example at the same ...

North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...

As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet's ...

Researchers have developed a novel energy system comprising PVT panels, reverse osmosis, reverse electrodialysis, and proton ...

The northern lights may be visible in portions of Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the NOAA's Space ...

Water plays a critical role in critical mining processes such as flotation and leaching, enabling the production of high ...

This is 25 percent of all of the unfrozen surface fresh water on the planet, and they already hold about 10 percent of all of ...

Our present condition is precarious because world population continues to grow while habitable areas of Earth are shrinking due to effects of climate change ...

Freshwater ecosystems, covering less than 1% of Earth's surface, support over 10% of known species. An assessment of over 23,000 species found 24% threatened with extinction.

One of the world's continents is breaking apart faster than researchers previously predicted. The separation would create a ...