Decades-old oil drilling may still be impacting rivers and streams today, with researchers finding biodiversity declines tied to wells.

The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in direct response to weather conditions like heavy rain, called ephemeral streams, on ...

The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recently ...