Millions of kilometers of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns.

Rivers and streams are vital arteries in the global carbon cycle, transporting and processing huge amounts of organic matter from land to sea. However, increasing urbanization and intensive ...

For centuries, humans have used rivers, streams and the sea as a garbage dump, not realizing the consequences of their actions. Actually, it was just something people did to get rid of their waste.

The U.S. boasts more than 4 million miles of rivers, peppered with laws and regulations to protect access to drinking water and essential habitat for fish and wildlife. But in the first comprehensive ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A night fishing trip 30 years ago showed Brazilian public health doctor Apolo Heringer the meaning of health: a clean river full of fish — a notion ...