Strong and weak rocks transform the landscape through erosion, and a new study reveals that soil resistance alters this erosion by up to 20x.

New Haven, Conn. — The gradual erosion of layers of rock by rivers flowing through the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, suggests a new Yale-led study that ...

Scores of tourists in jackets and hoodies posed for pictures Monday at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park before walking across the rock dam marking the end of Lake Itasca ...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- Twenty acres of Northwest Arkansas erodes into the Illinois River and its tributaries every year, people attending a conference on preserving the river's watershed learned Tuesday.

Pierce County is working to combat erosion along the White River to protect Sumner from flooding. If there was a high influx of water rushing down the river, the current eroded bank might be a problem ...

MIDDLETON, Idaho — Boise River Flood Control District #10 just completed a $350,000 flood management project on the Boise River near Middleton to improve river flow, restore riverbanks and reduce ...

A section along the Guadalupe River in Riverside Park has been filled with rocks to prevent further erosion. In the days after Hurricane Harvey, floodwaters had to go somewhere. At two particularly ...

Dealing with coastal erosion is a rising hurdle in Florida as stronger storms and higher seas regularly eat away at our ocean beaches and our confidence that our homes won't one day be ...