Some agricultural pesticides used in the Midwest can also be carried to the wetland through surface runoff. Nitrates are lost from upland sites primarily through subsurface drainage. In the wetland, ...

Rainwater runoff comes from roofs, driveways, and parking lots. These and other constructed hard surfaces are called impervious. Impervious surfaces prevent or slow rainwater infiltration, which ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

Scientists have produced the first remote sensing analysis of how water clouded by sediment in glacier meltwater moves on the ...