Learn how atmospheric rivers form, why they cause mega-storms and flooding, and what new science reveals about their growing ...

The Nile RIver and its Delta, which together account for 99% of Egypt's population and all of its agriculture. The floodplains and delta of the Nile are very productive due to the water, sediment and ...

Aim: Complex topography in continental East Asia mirrors geological events such as formation of rivers and mountains, but to what extent these events drive diversification remains underexplored. We ...

Rivers are Earth’s arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea. Some rivers carve out a single pathway, while ...

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Researchers have mapped the molecular changes that unfold as sunlight causes plastics to leach dissolved organic matter, ...

This article is part of New Scientist and the i’s joint campaign, Save Britain’s Rivers. The year-long collaboration will reveal what’s happening to the UK’s rivers and how to restore them through a ...