World's Lakes Are Drying Up; Climate Change May Further Fuel This Trend

Medicine & Technology May 19, 2023

According to a new study, 53% of the world's lakes have shrunk from years 1992 up to 2020. Read to learn more.

Climate Change Remains a Global Threat as Lakes Become Brown

Dec 13, 2022

A recent study digged into how climate change can lead lakes to turn green-brown. Read to know more about these recent findings and how serious climate change is.

More and More Lakes Emerging Across the Planet: What Could This Mean to the Environment?

Dec 05, 2022

A global survey revealed that the number of lakes on the planet has increased substantially in recent decades. Read the article to know how it affects climate change and why it is a cause of concern.

Honeybee Flight Depends on Ground Distance, Mirrored Surface Disorients Altitude

Apr 18, 2022

Experts found new evidence on how honeybees fly and keep their altitudes. Read more about the findings that were first examined back in the 1960s.

Ice Formations Resembling 'Grim Reaper,' 'Crucifix' Went Viral; What's Creating These Giant Figures?

Mar 09, 2022

Lake waters can easily freeze under the right temperatures, Read on to know more about the bizarre phenomenon on a lakeside in Ontario.

Tibetan Plateau Ice-Covered Lakes Influencing Heat Transfer in Land, Atmosphere

Sep 04, 2021

Little is known about the lakes in the Tibetan Plateau during winter, but scientists believe that it could be a heat flux hot spot that releases the heat absorbed from solar radiation.

23-Year Data Reveals How High-Latitude Lakes Respond To Climate Change

Feb 06, 2021

A new study based on 23 years of lake data near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, Canada, reveals an unusual behavior on how these lakes respond to climate change.

Invasive Spiny Water Flea Disrupting Food Chain In the Great Lakes

Dec 03, 2020

Invasive spiny water flea is eating the plankton that small fishes feed on, disrupting the food chain and ecosystem's balance in the Great Lakes.

Road Trip Reveals Effect Tributaries Have on Great Lakes

Oct 27, 2020

A graduate student's road trip around Lake Michigan revealed the effects of small streams on the Great Lakes.

Human Footprints From 120,000 Years Ago Discovered in the Arabian Peninsula

Sep 18, 2020

Scientists believe that humans stopped in the lake in Saudi Arabia where they found human footprints dating back 120,000 years ago.

New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

Jun 12, 2019

Pesticide use can result in persistent and permanent changes in aquatic ecosystems

Road Salt Is Threatening North America's Freshwater Lakes

Apr 12, 2017

Research on 371 North American lakes concludes that road salt is a constantly increasing risk to the freshwaters.

Life Underneath Antarctica May One Day Reveal Life On Colder Planets

Apr 28, 2015

Though it may be hard to imagine life abounding in the frigid tundra that is Earth’s Antarctica, that doesn’t mean that life cannot exist there. Recent studies looking into the develop and sustainability of life in the frozen wasteland has developed promising results in showing that life may too exist on other exoplanets or exomoons further out in space that may share a similarly cold surface. But in a new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers with the University of Tennessee Knoxville have discovered a series of underground lakes that could harbor life—pointing ever-more towards the possibility of life far off from what humans can withstand.

Greenland's Massive Ice Sheets Reveal New Lakes Below

Jan 22, 2015

Scientists have discovered changes in the subglacial lakes that have formed below the massive Greenland ice sheet. These lakes could make the ice more sensitive to changes in the climate than many previously believed.

Great Lakes' Water Levels Cause Erosion Concern

Dec 31, 2014

The Great Lakes have been rising over the last two years, putting an end to a decade of lower than average water levels, and creating favorable conditions for both boating and commercial shipping. In fact, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say water levels in lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario are all above seasonal averages for the first time in 16 years.