Changes in precipitation patterns linked to climate change have profound implications for the structuring and functioning of riverine ecosystems. This study investigates how rainfall influences secon...

The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money

Throttling of science funding is utterly unprecedented and radical when compared to the past 50 years.

Reservoirs are globally important aquatic ecosystems that provide critical anthropogenic functions, including water storage and fisheries, yet their ecosystem metabolism remains understudied. We es...

Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their position was being terminated.

Ephemeral wetlands support unique communities dominated by drought-resistant species that persist through dry periods and resilient taxa that recolonize from permanent refuges. Climate change is predi...

Congress will have to approve any Interior Department plans to abolish national wildlife refuges as staff members spend the next few weeks completing a review the US Fish and Wildlife Service has orde...

December 30, 2025 — The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) today released a letter outlining changes to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition and our response.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters ...

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.