The Colorado River is approaching thresholds its dams were never meant to cross. What happens next could transform how water and electricity move across the American Southwest.

Explore the fascinating world of mini construction with this science project featuring a miniature hydroelectric dam. This ...

The world’s largest dam removal in history is slated for 2023. Led by Indigenous tribes in partnership with organizations, lawyers, scientists and activists, the project will remove four dams, ...

There are certain truths we hold to be self-evident. The sun rises in the east, day follows night, there’ll always be a weird new Oreo flavor, my Minnesota Vikings will never win the Super Bowl. And ...

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CHESTER, W.Va. — When work began on a strange new reservoir in the hills outside this Ohio River town, local officials promoted the project as offering something for everyone: an aquatic playground ...

Researchers at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have made an exciting breakthrough by utilizing recycled glass as a growing medium for crops. Initial greenhouse experiments indicate that ...

The dam is located in central China's Hubei province. The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of ...