The river of nine dragons: You won’t believe how the Mekong River flows backwards during the rainy season

Within the study of geography as well as the culture of the entire world, there are incredibly fascinating names that some of ...
Scientific American

Is a River Alive? A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane on Nature’s Sovereignty

In 2008 Ecuador ratified a new national constitution with a radical addition. In the first national declaration of its kind, articles 71 to 74 of the document granted rights to nature, recognizing ...

Overexploitation of groundwater is compromising river flows in Brazil, study warns

More than half of Brazil's rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers. This is the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

When flows are low, river recreators seek out new allies and avoid making enemies

What used to be a calm stretch of the Yampa River near Craig, Colorado, now boasts a new set of rollicking whitewater rapids. They’re not the result of some new rockslide. The boulders in these rapids ...