New research could help forecast the impact of climate warming and population growth on the alkalinity and salt levels in rivers nationwide.

A new natural disaster risk model offers a reliable and affordable way for governments to estimate expected damage from rivers that flood.

An investigation into the Congo Basin's carbon cycle clarifies one of the world's darkest blackwater rivers: the Ruki.

To understand how the paths of meandering rivers change over time, researchers looked at the Mississippi and at ancient riverbeds on Mars.

A new model can detect where—and to what extent—human activity contributes to changes to salinity and alkalinity in US rivers.

The erosion of layers of rock by rivers in the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, a study suggests.

American beavers' prolific dam building benefits river water quality so much, it outweighs the damaging influence of climate-driven droughts.

A study of North Carolina alligators found elevated levels of "forever chemicals" in the blood. They also had odd lesions, researchers say.

Muskrats are a sort of "canary in the coal mine" for one of the world's largest freshwater deltas, research finds.

Over half of the world's rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on average, according to a new study.