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

How can satellite data be used to track river drinking water? This is what a recent study published in Nature Water hopes to ...

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.

In April, for the first time ever, an Earth observation satellite found what it was looking for, all on its own.

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

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 ...

The world relies on a modest number of countries to keep watch over the ocean. That arrangement is starting to fail. Europe and Asia must now decide whether to let the system unravel, or to take it up ...

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