Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The view over Iron Gate Dam outside Hornbook, Calif., in February, 2024. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy / Underscore News) The view ...

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025 (© Karen Pulfer Focht) The Hernando DeSoto ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A - Valuing River Ecosystem Services." National Research Council. 2007. River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10 ...

The effort aims to stop litter before it reaches the Lafayette River, where pollution has threatened the water for decades.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal approval to move forward — if it can secure a slice of the federal bankroll.

Rising stream temperatures may be weakening the foundation of river food webs by altering how carbon moves through these ...

LOS ANGELES — Robyn Colosimo, senior official performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited three reaches of the Los Angeles River Feb. 27, 2025, to receive a ...

Keystone species are those that exist in an ecosystem to keep it functioning at its healthiest levels possible. These animals may be predators or herbivores. They may be large or small. The ...

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A new festival is coming to East Tennessee to celebrate one of the biggest supporters of river habitat health. Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest is set for May 17 from 10 a.m ...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Polluted rivers and lakes worldwide are host to a new and evolving population of microorganisms and bacteria that have made their home on plastic waste. This new trash-loving ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. River aufeis (ow′ fīse) are widespread features of the arctic cryosphere. They form when river channels become locally restricted by ice, ...

Toxic runoff from rare earth mining threatens the Mekong River and local livelihoods in Thailand. The environmental crisis ...