Tag: rivers
Why Are Secret Towers in the Mississippi River?
In the middle of the Mississippi River near St. Louis stand two mysterious stone towers rising straight out of the current.
The Largest River on Earth Is Actually in the Sky
Explore the Amazon rainforest’s flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards? How did its direction shape the evolution of life around it? And what force could have possibly been strong enough to up-end one of the world’s mightiest rivers between then and now?
Manatees Finally Return to These Restored Florida Rivers
Crystal River has long been a safe haven for the Florida manatee, but when an invasive algae wiped out the eelgrass that manatees need for food, the community rallied to restore the river and save the animals that call it home.
World's Greatest Bodies of Water
Explore the world’s greatest icons of water. From the mighty Nile river, over Victoria Falls, into Mexico’s crystal cave, and onwards to the water-worlds of Kakadu, the Amazon and Dead Sea, this is water in all its glory.