The largest river island in the world is not Majuli but the massive Marajó Island in Brazil, which covers 40,100 km² at the mouth of the Amazon River. Learn about the largest fluvial island in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — For many local surfers, carving through the waves that break just offshore from where the San Lorenzo River meets the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz is a sublime, almost transcendent ...

Rivers have served as lifelines for civilizations throughout history, shaping landscapes and cultures across continents. These mighty waterways continue to fascinate researchers and explorers today, ...

Global leaders will gather in northern Brazil next week to begin the 30th annual Conference of the Parties, or COP30, the ...

On the recording they made for their 1956 debut LP Tragic Songs of Life (later a country hit), Ira and Charlie Louvin ...

As retirement destinations go, Meridian might be one of the South’s best-kept secrets – a place where $2,000 a month isn’t just getting by, it’s living well.

Willie Dixon. Born at the Delta’s southern tip in 1915, Willie Dixon followed the Great Migration to Chicago. There, he ...

"Embodied intelligence" is undoubtedly the buzz phrase in the tech world this year, according to many industry experts. In late September, the annual China International Industry Fair in Shanghai ...

The Yangtze River Delta region — comprising Shanghai, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces — has seen its leading position in China's technological innovation become increasingly evident, ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The decision comes only weeks before the United ...

The Water Resources Department (WRD) has deployed additional machinery to clear sedimentation in the Adyar river mouth to enable floodwater to drain smoothly during the Northeast monsoon. The ...