There is a rapid decline in global biodiversity due to overhunting, ecosystem destruction, and climate change caused by human ...

lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater ...

Across the globe, no other human activity currently affects the survival of wildlife species more than where we choose to ...

A study published in Nature Climate Change predicts that 36% of anurans’ habitats worldwide will soon be threatened by a combination of rising temperatures and water scarcity. Brazil has the greatest ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to ...

Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study ...

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) The Nanay River winding through Peru’s Amazon jungle near Iquitos is seen on April 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) A dragonfly flies over a ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday.