How do rivers choose their paths? Why do some rivers form single channels, while others divide into many threads? The questions may sound simple, but they are plagued by dynamic and complex forces ...

Rivers are one of the most important habitats in our natural world, but years of relentless modification has left many unnaturally straight and separated from their floodplains. Rivers should ...

How do we continue to live and adapt to increased rainfall or stronger storms?” Centuries ago—when the Anacostia River was surrounded by 2,500 acres of wetlands—rainwater would meander through ...