The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, experts in Thailand say.
Environment
Dec 05, 2019
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Two sisters have found a partially fossilized bear skull while kayaking the Arkansas River in south-central Kansas.
Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 18, 2019
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If you've ever looked closely at a 3-D sand or sediment dune within a river or coastal area, did you wonder how it formed?
Soft Matter
Sep 10, 2019
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Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway's history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and increased precipitation brought by climate change.
Environment
Jun 11, 2019
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Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world, mainly in developing countries. These enormous structures are one of the world's largest sources of renewable energy, but they also cause environmental ...
Environment
May 17, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Helsinki and the University of Tübingen have come up with a new way of analysing sand in mountain rivers to determine the activity of landslides upstream, which has important implications ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2019
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As climate change melts Greenland's glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, an international group of researchers has identified one unforeseen economic opportunity for the Arctic nation: exporting excess ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2019
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A new report has warned that even if global warming is held at 1.5℃, we will still lose a third of the glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region. What does that mean for rivers that flow down these mountains, and ...
Environment
Feb 11, 2019
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This month, the Bloede Dam will be removed from the Lower Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland.
Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2018
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A research team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found the fingerprint of a massive flood of fresh water in the western Arctic, thought to be the cause of an ancient cold snap that began around 13,000 years ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 09, 2018
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