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In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western...

Here’s what’s causing the Great Salt Lake to shrink, according to study

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health...

Lake sediments found in Jezero crater hint at past life on Mars

In a significant discovery published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Oslo have uncovered evidence suggesting the...

Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars offers hope that Perseverance rover’s soil and rock samples hold traces of life

If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that...

Five killed by India glacial lake burst flood, 23 soldiers missing

At least five people have been killed and dozens including 23 soldiers are missing in India after intense rains burst a glacial lake and...

Newly discovered lake may hold secret to Antarctic ice sheet’s rise and fall

Scientists investigating the underside of the world's largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history...

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