The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this?

A new study reveals that most U.S. rivers lack real protection, putting clean water, wildlife, and communities at risk.

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

Rivers have relatively less protection than do land or oceans and we lack effective mechanisms for measuring protection. A ...

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, ...

Human activities add large quantities of nitrogen to the environment, much of which gets washed into streams and rivers.