A growing number of travelers are turning away from the large-ship cruise experience in favor of smaller, off-the-beaten-path ...

Rivers have served as lifelines for civilizations throughout history, shaping landscapes and cultures across continents. These mighty waterways continue to fascinate researchers and explorers today, ...

South Asia is one of the most water-stressed regions in the world, with water in short supply in many parts of it, at least ...

Southeast Asia is home to some of the most beautiful and unexplored rivers. River cruises give you a chance to explore the region's hidden gems, away from the usual touristy spots. From the lush ...

The Viking Tonle Doubles Viking’s Capacity on the Mekong River Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced it has taken delivery of its newest river ship, the Viking Tonle, which will sail ...

AMHERST, Mass. — An international team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has tracked changes in more than 114,000 rivers in High-mountain Asia over a 15-year period. The ...

Many high-mountain rivers in Asia transport more sediment downstream compared to a few years ago. Changes in sediment levels have a particularly strong impact on agriculture, water quality, flood ...

A coalition of environmental organizations is calling on international financial institutions, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, to reexamine the utility of financing hydropower ...

Singapore gave Malaya meaning; nearly everyone knew that Singapore was a great naval base. Burma had no Singapore. Burma was a strange place, with strange names, where Japanese invaded, British ...

New research represents the first combined analysis of microplastics in water, sediment and air around a major river system. It found significant quantities of microplastics trapped in riverbed ...