A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

Stock image of a map of the Mississippi river and some of its tributaries. The river flows through 10 states, but drains from 32 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...

Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...

Guinness World Records made it official this week: Mississippi Speed Record is the fastest team to row the length of the Mississippi River.

Viking has brought American travelers to destinations around the world on its cruises, but until now has not had a river ship based in North America. The company operates close to 100 river and ...

Two stretches of the southern Mississippi River were reopened to commercial traffic over the weekend after dredging operations deepened the shipping channel near Memphis, Tennessee, and near Stack ...

New research gives a rare look at climate attitudes of Mississippi River basin residents and the relationship they have — or don't have — with one of the world's most important rivers. The ...

The Mississippi River is truly massive, combining three major tributaries that together drain 32 US states and two Canadian provinces, from Alberta to New York to New Mexico.

This was the Río del Espíritu Santo—the river, nearly every scholar agrees, that local tribes called the Mississippi. Santa Cruz’s map shows an oval expanse, covering the whole Mississippi ...

LSU team will map Mississippi River delta to understand mudslides, a first in 40 years ... The SS Virginia is an oil tanker from World War II that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1942, ...