Rivers have been an essential part of human civilization for millennia, providing water, transport, and fertile land for agriculture. But have you ever wondered which river is the longest on Earth?

The spraying, scheduled for portions of Middle Paxton Township, is part of an effort to control mosquito populations capable ...

Explore the incredible story of Africa’s $5 billion megadam project and its monumental impact on the Nile River. This engineering marvel, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), has ...

The Nile River, considered the longest river in the world, is approximately 4,258 miles (6,853 kilometers) long, but its exact length is a matter of debate. Flowing northward through the tropical ...

Today, Egyptians say their ancient ancestors would have done anything to protect their indispensable Nile River, and so should they. But overdevelopment and construction of a massive dam ...

Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive hydroelectric dam being built on the River Nile shows no sign of being resolved. On Thursday, the UN Security Council is due to discuss it for the first time ...

Satellite images released last Tuesday by the US-based company Maxar Technologies showed water pooling in a reservoir behind a controversial dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, prompting officials ...

"It was an enormous success. I am sure our dam too will herald a bright future for this country and also for the whole region." Despite the concerns of Nile-dependent Egypt, Ethiopia —whose ...

The Nile River, the world's longest river, is Egypt's beating heart as it has served as a lifeline for Egyptians since the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Guinness World Records, Britannica and the U.S. government agree: The longest river in the world is the mighty Nile — the “father of African rivers,” Britannica says.

While all rivers are important for people and wildlife who live nearby, the Nile looms especially large, both literally and figuratively. As arguably the longest river in the world, it has been ...

Ethiopia has announced that it has filled its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, which has been the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.