The Wonders of Freshwater

Water is a paramount resource on planet Earth. Four billion years ago, it played a central role in the creation and evolution of living creatures, which continue to rely on it as a vital, life-sustaining resource. Although the planet was named nearly 1,000 years ago after the Anglo-Saxon word erda, meaning “soil,” a more apt name might have been oceanus, meaning “ocean,” due to the abundance of water.