It turns out that rivers choose their path based on erosion – a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A NASA water satellite is helping scientists study how rivers reshape land, from large river motion to steep drops and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do rivers choose their paths? Why do some rivers form single channels, while others divide into many threads? The questions ...

A satellite built to measure Earth's water has started answering a different kind of question. "What's the shape of water?" Specifically, "How is water reshaping the ground beneath it?" NASA launched ...