When the river receded, it exposed secrets long buried beneath the flow. We explored the dried-up bed and uncovered relics ...

In the heart of Athi River in Machakos County in Kenya, eight-year-old Anne Kuria’s life is a constant battle to breathe.

During winter, the land cools relative to the ocean and the winds reverse (one definition of a monsoon), returning dry conditions ... 10˚S in East Africa (Figure 3). The Nile River drainage ...

One of the African elephants’ most heartwarming and remarkable behaviors is their ingenuity in finding water. A video capturing an elephant cleaning water from mud in a dry riverbed is a powerful ...

Entombed at the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, teeth from the rhino fossils were analyzed by researchers at the ...

Biking a 21-mile loop that starts in Onchiota and runs through a utility corridor, former railroad bed and logging roads for ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was once shaped by a massive lake and a network of rivers. The Rub’ al-Khali, ...

Water levels in the Caspian Sea—the world's largest landlocked water body—are getting lower, as hotter temperatures cause ...

Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking, research has found.

As climate change drives down the water levels of the Caspian Sea, a staggering transformation is unfolding – ecosystems are vanishing, endangered species face extinction, and millions of people risk ...

The findings show that an area of 112,000 km² – which is larger than the size of Iceland – is likely to dry ... Asia and Africa. Migratory birds rely on coastal lagoons and reed beds for ...