Rivers have always been more than just flowing water. They're lifelines, highways, and silent witnesses to humanity's greatest achievements.Throughout history, these liquid arteries have determined ...

Rivers are the cradle of human civilization. From the cuneiform writing of Euphrates and Tigris to the pyramids along the Nile, and from the urban grids of the Indus to the rice cultivation heights of ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in ...

For at least 1,400 years, poets in China have penned pieces about the Yangtze River’s sights and sounds. Now, scientists are using those artworks to reconstruct an animal’s past. “When we do ...

With the acceleration of urbanization, the unknown risks faced by cities and regions are also increasing, and their vulnerability is exposed, which has become a major problem hindering sustainable ...

In the summer of 1931, an unprecedented calamity unfolded along the Yangtze River basin in eastern China - the 1931 Yangtze River flood, known as one of history's deadliest natural disasters. This ...

They called it the “Goddess of the Yangtze” – a creature so rare that it was believed to bring fortune and protection to local fishermen and all those lucky enough to spot it. But overfishing and ...