A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...

Why it matters: Some scientists consider freshwater and dry land ... those ingredients were present on Earth less than 600 ...

The data collected by GRACE revealed that beginning in May 2014, there was a plunge in Earth's freshwater supply, and the planet has still not recovered. The researchers suggest that this evidence ...

is that there is unequal distribution of the planet's usable freshwater. Six countries—Brazil, Russia, Canada, Indonesia, China, and Colombia—account for half of Earth’s freshwater supply.

Freshwater is the lifeblood of our planet – essential for life on Earth. It shapes the land and the creatures that live in it in the most surprising ways. Crocodiles aren’t known for their ...

Single-celled organisms first formed in freshwater found above the earth's surface ... the first living organisms that formed on this planet. For example, if researchers can pinpoint when life ...

Strange Days on Planet Earth is a multi-year landmark undertaking ... with special focus on global ocean and freshwater issues. This season is made possible by generous support from The David ...

Not only do rainforests foster a wide range of biological diversity and a major aggregation of freshwater ... and restoring Earth’s rainforests is crucial to our planet’s survival.

Using observations from NASA and German satellites, international scientists have discovered that the total amount of freshwater on Earth has dropped abruptly since May 2014. Worse still ...