Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have unlocked the mysteries behind nine rivers and lakes in North and South America that seem to "defy the ...

New digital tools are revealing the hidden patterns of lakes, rivers and dams, offering Africa a clearer path to water securityOn the shores of Lake Sulunga in central Tanzania, researcher Nancy Wayua ...

Based on a climatic record from desert speleothems, researchers show recurrent humid intervals in the central Arabian interior over the past 8 million years. (Paul Breeze/The Green Arabia Project) (CN ...

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa’s largest blackwater ...

Small pelagic fish, generally processed, sold and eaten whole, account for three quarters of the total inland fish catch of the continent but because of their low economic value they are not given the ...

Historically, the Zambezi River in Southern Africa was believed to begin its journey at a spring in northwestern Zambia. A new study suggests the river actually starts off in a shallow depression in ...

A vast wetland system that feeds water supplies for much of central and southern Africa has remained largely outside the global conservation spotlight, even as climate change and environmental ...

Learn which lake is called the Jewel of Africa, where Lake Victoria is located, why it earned the name, and key facts about its massive size. Lake Victoria is known as the Jewel of Africa. It is a ...

The Saharo-Arabian desert hasn’t always been the harsh, dry expanse we know today, as caves records reveal. New research shows it once turned green again and again, with rivers and lakes that allowed ...