Waterfalls form through various geological processes, but they all involve water flowing over a sudden drop in elevation. Understanding why these drops exist in the first place reveals how landscapes ...

ORNL drone and geospatial team becomes first to map the Coca River in the Amazon basin as erosion and sediment threaten Ecuador’s lands Ecuador's Coca River has experienced massive erosion and ...

Powerful though waterfalls may appear, there is a long-standing assumption that they can only form when permitted by other natural forces. Waterfalls are furious cascades of water, sometimes scoring ...

Not every waterfall formed by chance or erosion. Some were designed intentionally to redirect water, manage landscapes, or solve practical problems. Over time, many of these engineered cascades ...

The story of Russell Dunn, author for would-be adventurers in and around New York state, begins next to the Great Sacandaga Lake, the watery ceiling to 28,000 submerged acres of land located in the ...