Blackwater lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are releasing carbon up to 3,500 years old, raising concerns about the ...

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be ...

T0MD Team will be active from Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 September - 11 October 2026. Team - Members of MDXC.

From the Amazonian rainforests to the African plains, from the Siberian snows to the Middle Eastern deserts, the longest ...

At the confluence of the Fimi and Kasai rivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dark water from forest landscapes meets water from the savannahs, colored red by iron oxides. The vast swamps and ...

Their investigation centered on two lakes: Lac Mai Ndombe, Africa’s largest blackwater lake, and the smaller Lac Tumba. Both bodies of water are surrounded by swamp forests and lowland rainforest ...

With this true or false quiz, you can test your geographical knowledge about rivers across the world and even in space. Today ...

To the cartographers of the modern conservation world, the forests of northeastern Gabon can appear almost empty. Satellite ...

In a new study published in N ature Geoscience, the team focused on two darkly stained lakes shaped by organic runoff from ...

Carbon emissions from blackwater lakes in the Congo Basin are becoming a cause of worry. Scientists say old carbon is being released from them, and they don't know how this is happening. But they ...

The images, part of a series called “Guardians of the Jungle,” were honored at the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards, ...