Rivers have been supporting life for centuries by giving us water, food, and a medium for transport. However, as cities grew in size, many of these rivers were altered to suit the rising demands of ...

Rivers around the world are quietly running out of oxygen — and climate change is emerging as the main culprit. A sweeping global analysis of more than 21,000 river systems found that nearly 80% have ...

Microplastics are a modern environmental menace and a potential threat to human health. These tiny pieces of plastic, ...

Rivers change their paths over time. They shift, dry up, get buried, and sometimes reappear. Because of this, it is hard to say with full certainty which river is truly the oldest. Still, one river is ...

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 ...

According to the World Wildlife Fund, river fisheries and related freshwater systems provide a major source of protein and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Around 60 million ...

A University of Cincinnati expert on rivers says new satellite technology holds the promise of protecting water quality around the world. Rivers can be difficult to study because many of them are ...

Scientists have long used sound to study wildlife. Bird calls, bat echolocation and whale songs, for example, have provided valuable insights for decades. But listening to entire ecosystems is a much ...