Sticky with sediment, the bottom waters of lakes are more than their deepest, darkest layer. They bury massive portions of the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus found in runoff rolling in from the land ...

Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren’t just scenic parts of our landscape—they’re also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters ‘breathe’ oxygen, just like we do. But a new study ...

An aerial view of a river surrounded by trees (Brian Beckwith/Unsplash via Courthouse News) (CN) — Inland waters like rivers, lakes, streams and reservoirs need oxygen to survive, just like we do, but ...

For the first time, researchers have managed to isolate and directly observe individual oxygen atoms inside liquid water, catching a substance that usually hides behind the familiar H 2 O formula in ...

An international team analyzed 656 lakes across five continents to provide empirical evidence supporting a long-held theory regarding low deep-water oxygen concentrations, or anoxia. Abigail Lewis ...

Most people believe rainforests are the lungs of our planet, pumping out vast amounts of the oxygen we breathe. This compelling image has shaped environmental campaigns and political speeches for ...