Nearly 23,000 freshwater species studied are facing a multitude of threats. Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

Aaliyah Bilal, Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Taylor Johnson and 7 other emerging authors are taking home $50,000 each at this year's Whiting Awards.

Ten emerging writers have won the 2024 Whiting Awards, announced in a ceremony Wednesday night. Each writer will receive $50,000 to help support their craft — one of largest awards granted to ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats face extinction, according to a new study published Wednesday in Nature.. Researchers found that 24 percent of ...

The BP Whiting oil refinery in Whiting, Ind. caught the attention of locals on Feb. 1 when flames began shooting out the stacks due to a power outage, according to the City of Whiting.. Local ...

The Whiting Awards, established by the Whiting Foundation in 1985, have awarded more than $10 million will have been awarded to 400 fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, and playwrights.

Lake Victoria, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by surface area, is bordered by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The key threats identified to species were pollution, overfishing, agriculture ...

Gen. Whiting also said he did not believe Gen. Milley should be relieved of command for those comments. Sen. Schmitt then raised the case of now-retired Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, whom ...

Even if there was a freshwater cycle 4 billion years ago, that doesn’t mean there was necessarily life on Earth that far back, Gamaleldien says. “But at least we have the main ingredient to ...

Prisoner who stabbed child killer Roy Whiting told nurses he did it to get taken off the wing, court hears. By MARK LISTER and FREYA BARNES. Published: 14:12 EDT, 25 June 2025 | Updated: 14:12 EDT ...

Freshwater Animals Are More Fragile Than Thought, With Nearly a Quarter Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western ...