In an extensive sampling effort, the Environmental Protection Agency, with the help of state and tribal agencies, coordinated water quality assessments for the country’s lakes. They evaluated 43% of ...

Pollution of lakes is a worldwide problem. Restoration attempts take a lot of time and effort, and even then they might backfire. A team of researchers suggests a different approach. First, you have ...

LAKELAND -- Florida's 7,800 natural lakes are divided into two general categories: solution lakes and drainage lakes. Solution lakes, which comprise about three-quarters of the total, were formed when ...

Water bodies come in many forms, but lakes and lagoons are two of the most fascinating and widely recognised types. While both contain water, they differ fundamentally in their formation, location, ...

Life as we know it requires phosphorus, and lots of it. But phosphorus is scarce. A new study reports that certain types of carbonate-rich lakes, which could have formed on early Earth, have the right ...

Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate ...

Minnesota is home to more than 800,000 registered boats, many of them unique — or almost unique — in their length, color and shape. And for good reason: Different waters demand different types of ...