A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic ...

Lava floods, ice age floods and the ancestral Columbia River carved the steep canyons and coulees we see in Eastern Washington today. And within just the past 95 years, humans used these natural ...

GRIT provides a much more detailed look at how rivers merge and split, which could enhance hydrological modeling, flood ...

BEIJING -- A Chinese scientist has used satellite remote-sensing technology to pinpoint the source of Africa's second-longest ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds.

Some of the earliest maps were found on carved stone tablets created over 2500 years ago to identify the ancient city of Babylon ... of the Mississippi River Valley. Bernou’s map shows the ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Research led by Samar Syeda, postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of ...

Residents and businesses affected by recent flooding along the Vaal River say it will take years ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 ...

Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new research into the famous river highlights the ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) had initiated controlled spillage from the two dams between September 15 and October 30, 2023, citing rising water levels that threatened the structural integrity ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean.