Growing urban populations, more public awareness of pollution and ambitious redevelopment plans propel big drinking water and wastewater treatment investment in two key cities.

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

From President Murmu's visit to the narration of Bhagwat Katha and Ganga Aarti recreation, here’s a glimpse of the latest ...

There's no conclusive evidence, but a river reputed by some to be the oldest in the world dates back 340 million years.

US users of Google and Apple maps will now see Trump’s preferred name for the body of water that the country shares with ...

and parts of Cameroon and Tanzania as the third largest river in the world by volume flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Congo runs for 2,500 miles and zigzags the equator as it snakes its way ...

The Aggitis River Cave in Greece is one of the largest and most spectacular river caves in all of Europe. It is located in the area of Drama.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy. This vast river – the biggest in Asia and third longest in the world – is also hugely important because of the variety ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added more chaos to one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.

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