The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on illegal constructions and encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states.

Expressing serious concern over large-scale illegal encroachments along the Ganga basin, the Supreme Court has directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga Authority (NMCGA) to submit a ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

The Nile is the world's longest river and runs through northeastern Africa. It flows through eleven countries, including ...

In a first, a space mission led by NASA and France has tracked Earth's rivers swelling and shrinking from month to month over the course of a year and found significantly less of a swing than previous ...

Sunlight glints off one of the solar panels of the SWOT satellite in this artist's concept. The antennas of the mission's key instrument ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In northeastern Utah, the Green River perplexingly flows through tough limestone when it could’ve handily cut an easier route. For 150 years, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: On June 22, 1869, American geologist John Wesley Powell camped on one of the islands in the Green River and recorded history’s first known attempt at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Green River doesn’t make a lot of sense at first glance. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Green River carves a wide path through the Uinta mountain range, despite being far younger than the geologic formation. Water ...

Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened. When you ...

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. AND AJ, YOU SPOKE WITH ONE OF THOSE ICE SPOTTERS. YEAH THAT’S RIGHT. JERRY. LORI, IF WE WERE OUT HERE MUCH LONGER THAN WE WERE, WE’D BE AS FROZEN AS THE ICE ON THE RIVER. IT’S A ...