Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms.

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we need to protect and create more ponds. Research suggests that ponds support more ...

While some species have shown signs of recovery, others remain on the brink, making immediate action crucial for their ...

Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands – cover less than 1 per cent of the planet’s surface, but support 10 per cent of its animal species ...

These freshwater giants have greenish-grey coloring ... Returning each spring from lake habitats to spawn in the streams and rivers in which they were born, sturgeons have found tributaries ...

In addition, the study authors point out that, although endangered freshwater animals often share their habitat with equally endangered amphibians, birds, mammals or reptiles, they face specific ...

A bewildered local was faced with an unexpected surprise after coming face-to-face with a freshwater crocodile on a suburban Gold Coast street. A concerned member of the public made the discovery ...