From lakes to rivers, freshwater is declining worldwide under rising climate and land pressure.

River experts say new satellite technology holds the promise of protecting water quality around the world. Rivers can be ...

Scientists say new satellite technology could be used for monitoring water quality and river health worldwide.

Rivers are known to naturally meander, change courses, braid and branch. But as rising temperatures melt glaciers and thaw ...

Rivers do not sit still for easy measurement. Some shift across floodplains, some hide under tree cover, and some disappear ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one. Its metabolic processes may be manifested in growth spurts, metamorphosis over time ...

Traditional global climate models were like early digital cameras—they had only about 10,000 pixels to cover the entire planet. At that low resolution, big storm systems looked like blurry blobs. You ...

Rivers play a fundamental role in the Earth system by regulating the hydrological cycle, transporting sediment and nutrients, shaping landscapes, and ...