Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Humanity’s impact on the planet is so immense that our engineered megastructures have altered the very rotation of the planet. A new study from ...

The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for ...

By trapping huge amounts of water on land, big dams built by humans have slightly changed how Earth spins and where its poles ...

Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

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After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.

Angus Hughson from the Big Ditch in Australia explains why erosion control really matters for earthen dam safety ...

After decades of planning and years of construction, Northern Colorado's Chimney Hollow Dam is nearly complete. Construction crews topped off the 350-foot-tall dam recently and are preparing to pave a ...

For millennia, humans have been settling where water naturally flows, gaining access to the life-sustaining liquid before modern distribution and drilling technology developed. The same can be said ...

Research shows that dams, built with the promise of reducing flooding, can often exacerbate the problem. Gland, Switzerland - New research commissioned by WWF, the conservation organization, has ...

STORY: This corner of India, wedged between China, Bhutan and Myanmar, is the front line in a water war between two Asian superpowers. Beijing and Delhi have plans for massive rival dams on a river ...