Shifting is in a river’s nature. But when a river breaks free of its channel and carves a new path across the landscape, devastating floods may descend upon communities with little to no warning. For ...

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Rivers release nearly 2 billion tons of CO₂ annually, and a new global study shows that nearly 60% is from ancient carbon. Ancient carbon, hundreds to thousands of years old, enters rivers through ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rivers do all sorts of strange things, from ...

Stanford researchers reveal meandering rivers existed long before plants, overturning textbook geology. Their findings suggest carbon-rich floodplains shaped climate for billions of years. A view of ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team. She ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may hold the key to understanding how the vast ice sheet will behave as the ...

ASHEVILLE, North Caroline (WLOS) — A lot of physical damage occurred in Western North Carolina during Helene, but how much of it was permanent? Speaking with a member of the French Broad Riverkeepers ...