The building of a new dam, three times the size of the Hoover Dam, could transform a poverty-stricken country but has the potential to exasperate regional conflict. The Great Ethiopian Renaissance ...

By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. THE largest movable wicket dam in the world and the ...

Lake Kariba, the largest human-made lake in the world, has dropped to near-record low levels. The lack of water is a major ...

A huge £8bn dam in China stands almost as tall as the iconic Eiffel Tower. The incredible Lianghekou Dam sits on the Yalong River in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, and its hydroelectric ...

Don't have an account? Create Account Now, less than a month after those dams came down in the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, salmon are once more returning to spawn in cool creeks ...

The Grand Inga Dam will be the world’s largest hydropower dam once its completed. The construction has stalled for over a decade because of disagreements between the former DRC government and ...

Now, less than a month after those dams came down in the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, salmon are returning to spawn in cool creeks that have been cut off to them for generations.

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment ...