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18 of Earth's biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are risingWorldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.
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What's the oldest river in the world?The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this?
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Submerged sandbanks shine like underwater auroras in astronaut's view of the BahamasEarth from space A 2016 astronaut photo of the Bahamas shows a series of luminous, rippling sandbanks partly carved out by a coral reef. The image also reveals subtle differences in the ocean's surface caused by a steep, hidden ocean drop-off.
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See the exact point where a glacier, a lake and a river 'touch' in ArgentinaEarth from space A 2021 astronaut photo shows a triple valley system in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park where a massive climate-resilient glacier, a pristine turquoise lake and a murky green "river" come together at a single point.
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Rare 'sunglint' transforms Alabama River into a giant 'golden dragon'Earth from space A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This temporary transformation was the result of a rare mirror-like phenomenon known as a "sunglint."
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study findsScientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier future.
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Antarctica's Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal 'burp' that could last a centuryWhen humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
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Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstableEarth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.
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An 'ice tsunami' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbedChunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December.
