Just as water moves through a river, rivers themselves move across the landscape. They carve valleys and canyons, create floodplains and deltas, and transport sediment from the uplands to the ocean. A ...

Meandering river in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Rivers in lowland Amazonia tend to meander due to the flatness of the basin. For example, the Amazon itself falls only 345 feet (105 m) from ...

Restoring the bends to our waterways helps wildlife thrive and enhances the landscape I was delighted to hear that conservationists in the New Forest have announced a 10-year project to make their ...

Nestled within a vast woodland in the heart of Wales, you'll discover a scenic walking route that offers breathtaking views without the strenuous hike. Hafren Forest is creating quite a stir as eager ...

A new Stanford study challenges the decades-old view that the rise of land plants half a billion years ago dramatically changed the shapes of rivers. Rivers generally come in two styles: braided, ...