A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

The African continent is undergoing a dramatic transformation as tectonic forces carve a path toward the formation of a new ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

The Great Lakes Fishery's unique pest control program is close to eliminating the sea lamprey, a parasitic fish threatening ...

For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering creature living in the Congo River Basin. The alleged dinosaur-like ...