The nearly 3 million rivers that weave across the world are experiencing rapid and surprising changes, with potentially drastic implications for everything from drinking water supplies to flood risks, ...

A NASA map has revealed how much water the Earth's rivers hold, which is vital data as the world comes to terms with climate change effects. Researchers have also flagged regions of concern, such as ...

Rivers are often imagined as vast, winding waterways that carve through continents and sustain life across great distances, but not all rivers fit this description. According to WorldAtlas, around the ...

In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third largest river, the Yangtze, to dry up. The impacts for hydropower, shipping and industry in China were ...

Rivers, the lifelines of civilization, are now among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth, making this year’s World Rivers Day more urgent than ever. Every year on the fourth Sunday of September, ...

In today’s modern age, it might be fair to assume that science has decisively answered some of the bigger questions regarding the natural world – or at least those dependent upon sheer physical ...