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 team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and ...

Rivers have served as lifelines for civilizations throughout history, shaping landscapes and cultures across continents. These mighty waterways continue to fascinate researchers and explorers today, ...

Can you explain the concept of a river as a living being? At the heart of the book is the idea that rivers have lives, deaths –– and even rights. It asks readers to imagine rivers in these terms, and ...

There's nothing quite like being neck-deep in water the color of good sweet tea when someone a few feet away says "Hey, I think these are fresh slide and gator tracks!" (Ask me how I know.) To avoid ...

Global map of the GRIT network. The network is shown for all reaches wider than 30 m as well as their downstream segments. The width is scaled by partitioned drainage area here for visualization ...