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The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Researchers have uncovered key insights into the dangerous phenomenon of 'river avulsion,' offering a way to predict when and where rivers may suddenly and dramatically change course. Indiana ...

A river is divided up into three sections called courses. There is the upper, middle and a lower course. A river starts in the upper course, usually an elevated section of land such as a mountain ...

Where a river begins Features of a river's upper course How waterfalls, gorges and other physical features are formed Wildlife you might find near or in the upper course This resource is suitable ...

If you'd like to take a cruise but aren't interested in the hustle and bustle of a massive ocean liner, consider a river cruise. River cruises offer the chance to visit lesser-known ports around ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Louis, Brian Ragsdale’s boat, the Dredge Potter, has been deployed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carve a channel out of the bed of the Mississippi River. Ragsdale and his on-board crew ...

Virgin River's upcoming sixth season has finally received its much-awaited synopsis, teasing the blossoming love story between Jack Sheridan (played by Martin Henderson) and Mel Monroe (Alexandra ...

In Virgin River season 5 part 1, Mel's sister Joey discovered a man's love letters to their mother who turned out to be Mel's biological father. In Virgin River season 5 part 2, Mel and her ...

"This is now the most severe drought in over 120 years of measurement at the Port of Manaus," said Valmir Mendonca, the port's head of operations, who said the river level is likely to keep ...

A young girl suddenly vanishes after discovering a disembodied arm in the river behind her house, close to the Finnish-Russian border of Norway. While playing by the river near her house ...