Scientists have discovered that around 11 million years ago, Europe was home to the largest lake the world has ever seen. Known as Lake Paratethys, it stretched from the Alps all the way to Central ...

This megalake formed through the raising of central Europe’s mountain ranges, thereby separating the ancient Paratethys Sea from the ocean and forming megalake Paratethys, the largest lake ever.

Paratethys: The largest lake the Earth has ever seen For the first time ever, research led by one of Utrecht University's earth scientists—Dr. Dan Palcu—has earned a place in the Guinness Book ...

Mars once hosted a lake larger than any on Earth. The broken-down and dried-up remnants of this ancient lakebed are shown here in amazing detail by ESA's Mars Express.

Mars once hosted a lake larger than any on Earth. The broken-down and dried-up remnants of this ancient lakebed are shown here in amazing detail by ESA's Mars Express.

The largest lake in Earth’s history is now in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Paratethys—or Lake Paratethys, if you will—and contained 10 times more water than all of Earth’s ...

Fifty-three percent of the world’s largest freshwater lakes are in decline, storing less water than they did three decades ago, according to a new study published in Science. The study analyzed ...

You can find five of the world's top 10 largest lakes in North America. But one overseas inland body takes the crown for biggest lake in the world.

You can find five of the world's top 10 largest lakes in North America. But one overseas inland body takes the crown for biggest lake in the world.

But new research using satellite observations alongside climate data and modeling shows that 53% of Earth’s largest lakes and reservoirs now store significantly less water than they did in 1992.