The most famous petrified forest in the U.S. is out west in Arizona, but Mississippi has its own forest full of petrified ...

The infrastructure along the Mississippi River has long protected the New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding. But a list ...

Wakpádaŋ (Falls Creek) or Bassett Creek is the first creek that connects with the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls.

The U.S. Geological Survey will be flying airplanes over parts of Eastern Iowa starting this month to help make new maps for ...

Tower Rock, a striking geologic formation that typically rises from the Mississippi River in southern Missouri, is accessible ...

New evidence suggests Poverty Point’s monumental mounds were created not by a ruling elite, but by egalitarian groups drawn together by shared ritual purpose. Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer ...

Wetlands across the Mississippi River basin may lose federal protection under a rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental ...

In Cambodia, the Tonlé Sap River performs a seasonal dance. During the monsoon, the Mekong River swells and pushes water into Tonlé Sap Lake, reversing the river’s flow. In the dry season, the lake ...

In 1962, the historian Evan Jones published a book with the title “The Minnesota: Forgotten River.” While the book was really about the storied history along the river (such as Henry David Thoreau’s ...

The Mississippi River Trail runs 3,000 miles for bikers between Minnesota and Louisiana. Today, all municipalities along the Great River Road have signed off on making the trail's Wisconsin portion ...

It was just a small piece of bone sticking out of the bank of a creek. After digging it up, it turned out to be a fossilized rib from a ferocious whale that once called Mississippi home, but suddenly ...

The Li River’s limestone geology doesn’t just shape the skyline, it flavors the cuisine. The minerals in its water feed the city’s noodle heritage, influencing texture, fermentation rates, and flavor ...