Researchers at MIT have modeled how engineered and natural wood jams change river water levels, enabling an assessment of the trade-offs in flood risk and habitat creation for river restoration projects.

Billions of years ago, life on Earth was mostly just large slimy mats of microbes living in shallow water.

More than 800 million people around the world lack access to clean drinking water. And according to the United Nations, the figure will swell to 3.3 billion by 2030.

In summer 2020, a huge piece of ice split off from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf.

Scientists have found that ocean events, such as a heatwave and a recent storm, can contribute to strengthening hurricanes.

Despite their critical nature, freshwater ecosystems are far more imperilled than their land and marine counter-parts.

Europe’s forests are sitting on a pollution timebomb which could rewrite their ecology when it explodes, say researchers.

As the climate trends warmer and drier, global food security increasingly hinges on crops’ ability to withstand drought.

The new Canada Water Agency—announced in the recent federal Throne Speech—is the first critical step toward transforming how water is managed across the country.

Holistic cultural practices that foster a connection to ʻāina (land) are important in improving the health of Kānaka Maoli (Indigenous Peoples of Hawaiʻi).