Oceans, Rivers & Maritime Environments

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (433+ words) The Namib’s landscape could easily belong in a science fiction movie — endless dunes, otherworldly colors, and now, a centuries-old ship resting miles from the sea. In the heart of this barren expanse, researchers recently examined a large wooden hull that…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (885+ words) The catch is that Douglas got two of her five words wrong, and the corrections are more interesting than the phrase. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why the Everglades exists at all. A river needs a source,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (724+ words) Jennifer Rankin, director of archaeology at the Minnesota Historical Society, shares updates about a lower Snake River survey at a Pine City Area History Association meeting on Aug. 30. A lower Snake River archaeological project spearheaded by the Minnesota Historical Society,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (365+ words) Some of North America's largest dams rise hundreds of feet from their foundations, holding back reservoirs that supply cities, generate electricity, and regulate major rivers. The dams below are ranked by their maximum structural height from foundation to crest. That…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (703+ words) Mu Li usually wakes to the sound of running water. "When I was a child, we fetched drinking water from the river before 6 am. After that, the river was for washing vegetables and clothes," recalls Mu, who was born and…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1065+ words) One distinction first, because it matters. Some rivers never reached an ocean and were never supposed to. These are the ones that used to. The Colorado stopped reaching the Gulf of California regularly in the 1960s, as the big dams filled....

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (132+ words) Poster from Spokane Library SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Public Library and the Spokane Tribe of Indians are partnering to present a new exhibit that examines the deep connection between tribal communities and Spokane River salmon across generations. The opening reception…...

6+ day, 57+ min ago   (705+ words) Jen Rankin, Director of Archaeology for the Minnesota Historical Society. A lower Snake River archaeological project spearheaded by the Minnesota Historical Society, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and other cultural partners is seeking community volunteers in an effort to learn…...

6+ day, 33+ min ago   (761+ words) The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinio… What's happening this week? Free event listing for the Colum… In July, Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield, The Dalles, delivered ice cream to firefighters. Wildfire season, once unheard of, has changed how she uses…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (173+ words) MUDDY RIVER GEMS: Melvin Price Lock and Dam and the National Great Rivers Museum Muddy River News MUDDY RIVER GEMS: Melvin Price Lock and Dam and the National Great Rivers Museum It’s another episode of Muddy River Gems, brought to…...