A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

The Umatilla River once served as an important meeting ground for the Cayuse and their Nez Perce allies to the east. A large ...

A stream winding through a populous area on the outskirts of Buenos Aires has turned crimson red, sparking fears of ...

Japan’s Mao Matsuyama, 16, holds no relation to a star fellow countryman – but he’s chasing a similar stature in the game of golf. “I often get asked if we are brothers or related,” he ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

In old maps of Africa dating back to the 1950s and 1960s ... Most of the water comes from the Ubangi-Chari River in Central Africa and Chad, but Komadugu-Yobe river also contributes a small quota. Don ...

Some travelers love visiting countries that are statistically dangerous. Venturing across the pond is alluring and thrilling, but travelers must consider safety before exploring a place. While ...

Getty Images/Pedro H. Tesch Coming off a victory over Internacional last week, Mexico visit River Plate at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to put an end to their adventure in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the Chinese Stanford student Charlwin Mao was thinking of a name for his start-up in 2013, he settled ...

Some of the biggest Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are predicting it will linger to 2025 – marking a stretch unseen since the end of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward campaign, ...