The state and national borders that had been historically dictated by a river's path may come into question when that river changes direction. CU Boulder Geology Professor Dr. Greg Tucker understands ...

Rivers can reshape the landscape through processes of erosion and the transport and deposition of materials. Erosion involves the wearing away of rock and soil found along the river bed and banks.

Researcher uncovers why most of the records left by ancient rivers preserve commonplace processes. The Torridon sandstone in northwestern Scotland preserves six kilometers of river sediment from ...

GPR and aerial surveys were conducted to study changes of channel pattern in the lower course of the Obra River (western Poland). The river is an example of an intensive anthropogenic transformation, ...

Fly ash from coal burning contributes between 37 and 72 percent of the organic carbon particles in the Yangtze River basin. A new study finds that fly ash -- particles left over from burning coal -- ...

As rivers flow towards the sea, they impact the landscape through which they pass. Firstly, they cause erosion of both the riverbed and its banks, dislodging stones and other material. Secondly, they ...