The Panama Canal carries cargo ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, cutting weeks off shipping time. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images The Panama Canal is one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 11—Amid the flocks of sandhill cranes blanketing the mountainous backdrop in a white spectacle, it's easy to miss the old ...

The Panama Canal has managed to ward off a shipping crisis that threatened to upend $270 billion a year in global trade. It did so with careful water management — and a little bit of luck. As parched ...

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem. Digna Benite (center) calls her ...

After owning nearly all 71 miles of the High Line Canal for one hundred years, Denver Water is giving up two-thirds of the historic waterway-turned-recreational trail to Arapahoe County. Denver Water ...

Canal water has reached the farthest fields in Punjab, helping farmers irrigate crops more effectively and reduce groundwater ...

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the canal ...

LIMÓN DE CHAGRES, Panama — Digna Benite stands on the banks of the calm Río Indio and recalls playing in the water while her father fished. "This river is my whole life," Benite, 60, says through a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Karina Garcia, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (THE CONVERSATION) The Panama Canal ...

Digna Benite (center) calls her village of Limón de Chagres, a land made of love. Digna Benite stands on the banks of the calm Río Indio and recalls playing in the water while her father fished. “This ...

And I'm Ari Shapiro at a small village in Panama called Limon de Chagres. (SOUNDBITE OF RUNNING WATER) SHAPIRO: We're standing at the edge of this beautiful river. I can see little fish swimming just ...