The nearly 3 million rivers that weave across the world are experiencing rapid and surprising changes, with potentially drastic implications for everything from drinking water supplies to flood risks, ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and ...

A NASA map has revealed how much water the Earth's rivers hold, which is vital data as the world comes to terms with climate change effects. Researchers have also flagged regions of concern, such as ...

It’s no secret that regions around large river systems here on Earth are some of the most ecologically diverse places on the ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world's rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water ...

Discover the world's surprisingly short rivers, some under 200 meters, that hold immense ecological and cultural value. From Indonesia's Tamborasi to Italy's Aril, these miniature waterways, like ...

They set out to study the Congo Basin's carbon cycle and in the process have become aware of one of the world's darkest blackwater rivers: the Ruki. In the first study on this major jungle river, an ...

Rivers are vital arteries for our world. They have shaped civilisations throughout history, providing essential water for drinking, irrigation, and transport. Many ancient cultures, like those along ...

Global map of the GRIT network. The network is shown for all reaches wider than 30 m as well as their downstream segments. The width is scaled by partitioned drainage area here for visualization ...