River

Weather loach population numbers have boomed during a massive flood season in the Australian river system.

Most of South Dakota is in a severe or moderate drought, with water levels in the James River declining.

A video released by local media showed a man describing the poisoning of Mark Ciavarella, an Australian teacher in the Republic of Congo.

Bones believed to be of the antique bison, an extinct species of bison larger than modern day bison that died out around 10,000 years ago, have been discovered.

Reservoirs along the Colorado River reached record lows last year, but recent rainfall has brought hope to the region.

Dramatic images show the river bursting its banks, with local officials warning the Monterey Peninsula could become an island due to floodwater.

Heavy flooding can displace these animals from their burrows, forcing them to relocate.

"A large continuous mass as far as the eye can see is unusual," Dan Zarlenga, who captured the photograph, told Newsweek

The Colorado River's flow, which provides water to about 40 million people, has dropped by 20 percent over the last century.

"The Colorado has been in a drought for the past 22 years now, the most significant drought in 1,200 years," geoscientist Antonia Hadjimichael told Newsweek.

As of October 31, the water levels of the Mississippi River in Memphis are are at minus 8.2 feet.

Harbor porpoises usually live in the saltwater of the ocean and being in freshwater rivers for too long can be bad for their skin.

Conservation staff conducting a biological and wildlife survey discovered the jawbone in the Iowa River.

"Dangerous but beautiful, even more with the rainbow," one TikToker wrote of the video showing a woman swimming near the 355-feet-high Victoria Falls.

Exceptionally dry weather is revealing previously submerged artifacts around globe, including a steamboat from the 1800s.

"Guess you're a Disney princess now," one user commented.

The potentially deadly amoeba is so rare that there have been only 154 known cases in the United States since 1962.

The British Ministry of Defence claims Ukrainian troops have secured a victory by managing to retake some land from the Russians along the Ingulets River.

Photos show the jet-black creature thrashing about in the water with its mouth open, displaying a row of large white teeth.

"It's almost like one of those natural phenomenons," the man who found it said.

The enormous fish weighed 51 pounds, smashing the previous state record set in 2021.

Police investigating the death of the dog described it as a "terrible act."

"We were shocked and amazed at the timing, skill, speed and accuracy," David White, who shot the footage, told Newsweek.

A Michigan cop rescued the Labradoodle that had jumped into the Detroit River.

Ottawa Police charged the woman with one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle after she was rescued.

The German sub-machine gun and several bullets are thought to date back to 1940.

"Each decision we [make], we choose whether to sink or float," said Mexican hyperrealist artist Ruben Orozco.

The man spotted the skull at the bottom of a river, and decided to go investigate.

The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Massachusetts said that the alligator "will not survive through the winter."

Deputies from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office were told by the owner that he drove the car into the river because he had recently replaced its thermostat.