That grey gunk in your washer is actually your home's water sending a message.

Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and increased precipitation brought by ...

Fifteen percent of the world’s electrical energy comes from hydropower, making it the leading source of renewable energy. But ...

A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures ...

Thousands of the world's large dams are so clogged with sediment that they risk losing more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050, UN researchers said Wednesday, warning of the threat to ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in wrinkled seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where traces of early life ...

Clay minerals are a major constituent of the earth's surface and are mainly found in the sediments of lakes, rivers and oceans. The properties of clay and claystone crucially depend on how the tiny ...

Deep pools below waterfalls are popular recreational swimming spots, but sometimes they can be partially or completely filled with sediment. New research showed how and why pools at the base of ...