Explore how deep sea water can be transformed into drinkable freshwater, potentially addressing the global water crisis. This ...

Research shows that the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system is in danger, but scientists still don’t know how close it is to collapse.

About 2,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, in the dark stillness off the coast of California, a concrete sphere the size of a small house will soon have its moment. Its walls must resist ...

Researchers are discovering freshwater reservoirs below the coastal seafloor that might someday save dry regions from drought ...

If swimming in it isn't enough, you're reminded how salty the ocean is when you accidentally swallow some. Here's where that salt water comes from.

These unique fish are usually found in shallow ocean water, but a few species are found in freshwater. Here’s what you need to know about these inflatable fish, especially the freshwater species.

One would never imagine that huge volumes of freshwater exist under the saline ocean. In the 1960s, says a media report, the U.S. Geological Survey drilled boreholes off the New Jersey coast and ...

Ocean, Freshwater, and Us In partnership with the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, Canadian Geographic is reframing the conversation around ocean conservation, highlighting the interconnectedness of ...

Scientists have discovered a pool at the bottom of the Red Sea that kills almost every creature that swims into it.

Tiny particles known as "marine snow" drift to the bottom of the ocean, playing an integral role in slowing the pace of climate change.

It’s known as Pythia’s Oasis, and it’s a spring of almost-fresh water most welling up from under the ocean floor through a fault called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

The giant freshwater stingray is classified as endangered, and there are indications that stingray numbers have dropped dramatically in recent years as the fish’s river habitats have degraded.