Tucked away in Maryland’s westernmost county like a precious gem hidden in plain sight, Swallow Falls State Park offers 257 acres of natural splendor that makes you question why you ever thought ...

Ephemeral desert rivers known as wadis—lifelines for biodiversity and water in some of the world's driest landscapes—are ...

Just two years after the City SARL gold mine began operating in the Republic of Congo, a major river in a biosphere is running dry and contaminated with mercury. ● Over the past year, Switzerland’s ...

A study examining nearly 1,500 river sites in the US between 1980 and 2022 has shown that river heatwaves are happening up to ...

Earth's atmospheric rivers are no longer traveling along their historical paths. They are shifting toward both poles, an ...

A new analysis is the first in-depth study of riverine heat waves, which are worsening as the planet warms due to climate ...

Picture three-and-a-half football fields with earth piled onto them — piled as tall as the Empire State Building. That’s how ...

Mesopotamian clay maps, dating back 5,000 years, provide a fascinating glimpse into the ancient world’s perception of ...

Earthquakes don't just shake the ground, they can also shift rivers, damage stop banks and raise the risk of flooding for ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's ...

The landslide behind my neighbor’s backyard doesn’t exist—not according to the New York State landslide map or Greene ...

The rivers around Squamish are teeming with life as millions of pink salmon make their way upstream. Conservationists say ...