Understanding how water moves through the Earth system is fundamental to predicting climate impacts and ensuring sustainable water management. Yet despite decades of research, uncertainties persist ...

In the shadow of an imposing 27-foot earthen levee, a coyote slinks through tallgrass prairie. American coots, mallards and great blue herons dart around a shallow lake peppered with the flowers of ...

In 2008 Ecuador ratified a new national constitution with a radical addition. In the first national declaration of its kind, articles 71 to 74 of the document granted rights to nature, recognizing ...

“Is a River Alive?,” the new book by Robert Macfarlane, is gorgeously written but also windy and sentimental. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we ...

This title comes from how the river spreads out into multiple waterways before meeting the sea. Indeed, the “River of Nine ...