Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …

The world is struggling to solve a devastating biodiversity loss that not only affects the
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …

Using publicly-available average monthly groundwater level data in 478 sub-basins and 30
basins in Iran, we quantify country-wide groundwater depletion in Iran. Natural and …

Around 50% of humankind relies on groundwater as a source of drinking water. Here we
investigate the age, geochemistry, and microbiology of 138 groundwater samples from 95 …

Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing concern in every known ecosystem. However, MP
presence in groundwaters and the ecological impact they can have on groundwater fauna is …

Thermal use of the shallow subsurface and its aquifers (< 400 m) is steadily increasing.
Currently, more than 2800 aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) systems are operating …

Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is
severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively …

Stygofauna are aquatic fauna that have evolved to live underground. The impacts of
anthropogenic climate change, extraction and pollution on groundwater pose major threats …