Sediments are more than just layers of mud on the ground. They can reveal a wealth of information about landscapes from millions of years ago right up to the present day. To delve into those layers, ...

EPA says the Trowbridge Dam is coming out this fall after crews removed more than 300,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) is warning residents to avoid walking on sediment deposits from the Morrow Dam found on the Kalamazoo River. “The sediment deposits in ...

Pterygophora kelp grows in new sediment in the Strait of Juan de Fuca after the Elwha River Dam was breached in 2011. Credit: Ian Miller/Washington Sea Grant In late August, Steve Rubin, a fish ...

In 2012, NASA landed the rover Curiosity in the Gale crater on Mars because the crater was thought by many scientists to be the site of an ancient lake on Mars more than 3 billion years ago. Since ...

Water is drained from fire-hydrants – which are connected to our water distribution system – at high speeds out onto the ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study conducted by researchers at Iowa State University shows that the growth of sediment deposits at the bottom of Iowa’s natural lakes is accelerating despite widespread soil ...