Soda lakes could be a strong candidate for the place where life emerged on Earth. They also could be a candidate for life on other planets.

Small unmapped lakes in the Arctic are far less abundant than previously thought, which researchers say is good news for methane emissions.

Researchers have discovered a new kind of sulfur cycle in Lake Superior, and their findings hold clues to the ancient ocean.

The largest lake in the UK and Ireland has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae.

According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.

Even ‘climate havens’ face a riskier future, and infrastructure often isn’t built to handle climate change. But there are steps cities can take to prepare.

A pipeline that has carried Canadian oil and gas across Wisconsin and Michigan for 70 years has become a symbol of fossil fuel politics and a test of local regulatory power.

Southwest states have bought time with an agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada to cut Colorado River water use by about 14%. Now comes the hard part.

New findings expand the range of livable regions in interior South Africa nearly 200,000 years ago, during an ice age called MIS6.