The Mississippi River wants to move — and for 70 years, engineers have been trying to stop it. The Old River Control Structure is the only thing keeping one of America’s greatest rivers from ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Some cruisegoers aren’t interested in river cruising because of its laidback onboard atmosphere, relaxed pace and the absence of certain crowd-pleasing venues often found on ocean ships, like casinos, ...

The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river. But some local officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mississippi River is home to one of North America’s most formidable reptilian apex predators: the American alligator. With its ...

A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, ...

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of the implosion as it begins. Watch live in the player above. Officials originally planned to begin the implosion at 9:30 a.m., but crews were delayed and ...

An Iowa-based author, folklorist and photographer is releasing a new book that chronicles life on the Mississippi River during the 20th century though the words of a commercial fisherman. Sherry ...