Mississippi kites are slender and elegant, with 3-foot wingspans and plumage that fades from black to a pale gray-white. They ...

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to prevent invasive species like algae from entering the region.

Bald eagles love calling the Mississippi River home, but why? The answer lies in the perfect combination of abundant fish, strong nesting spots, and wide-open water. Find out what makes this river an ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes by at least several months, saying he' ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...

Research shows that across the globe, rivers that freeze are freezing later and melting earlier, and that includes the ...

Have you ever wondered: what are the most dangerous states in the United States? Sounds like you came to the right place. The ...

A federal judge paused a Trump administration plan to offer buyouts to federal workers. The deadline to decide was Thursday ...

Missy Elliott will serve as the opening night headliner for RiverBeat Music Festival, which is set for May 2-4 at Tom Lee ...