False River is an oxbow lake. That fact is not in contention, but when it comes to the body of water's origins, Artemas Davis has questions. "Is False River man-made or the result of the ever-changing ...

SEATTLE — You've probably heard more and more about “atmospheric rivers” in western Washington over the winter, but it is not a new weather event for the Pacific Northwest. An atmospheric river is a ...

The Columbia Basin has been shaped by forces of unimaginable power. Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape. The field evidence of these cataclysms ...

The history of rivers was thought to be braided across barren land, until plants started to grow and changed them into meandering curves. It was what geologists believed, but a new study proved the ...

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 ...

Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite observations and ice-penetrating ...