In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Water-related ecosystems (WRE) are well known to provide many economic, social and environmental functions and have ...

New Zealand’s estuaries are facing increasingly extreme heatwaves, scientists warn, posing a serious threat to crucial marine ecosystems and kaimoana. Now, scientists have launched a million ...

A new study of Washington’s news ecosystem found two counties with zero local news outlets and five with only one. That suggests more of the state is becoming a news desert, since previous ...

A high rate of sedimentation means our estuaries are getting shallower, but the road to fixing the damage is a much deeper issue.

Around the world, estuaries are expected to become saltier in the coming ... This could have major consequences for agriculture and ecosystems. Some crops and forest areas will struggle to survive ...

The half-hour film chronicles the island’s rich history and the rebirth of a unique Chesapeake ecosystem. The island’s reconstruction remains one of the most ambitious environmental ...

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico—Authorities and volunteers recently removed nearly a ton of garbage from the canals that flow into the El Salado estuary, an important ecosystem often referred to as the “lungs ...

The 156-mile-long lagoon, the focus of much of our research, is a coastal estuary that encompasses ... knowledge about natural history and marine ecosystems in new and exciting ways.

Coral reefs provide many economic benefits. Skeletons of coral provide sand for beaches, and these spectacular landscapes attract tourists who provide valuable income for local people. Coral reefs ...