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Words related to the natural world, such as 'river,' 'moss,' and 'blossom,' have dramatically declined in English-language books over the last 200 years.

A group called the "Brave Souls" plunge into icy river waters each week -- a podcast about them is a finalist in NPR's College Podcast Challenge.

Some residents are deeply skeptical of the border wall, fearing it will aggravate flooding problems and cut them off culturally from the Rio Grande river that has defined this landscape.

Today on The Outline: The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling in an Arkansas redistricting case, concluding that voters may not sue to protect their voting rights. Also, the Beaver Watershed Alliance and Elkins are teaming up to restore Bunch Park's wet prairie.

The City of Tontitown is in a legal effort to stop the expansion of the Eco Vista's Class 4 Landfill. It serves as Northwest Arkansas’ landfill and is running out of space. The city’s brief in support of motion for summary judgment states there is no municipal approval for the expansion.

A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species.

Soldiers spent months making clandestine trips across Ukraine's Dnipro River to plan the counteroffensive. Instead of facing off against Russian forces, this unit found itself fighting floodwaters.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. has two breakout roles this year, in Luce and in the new film Waves, which will roll out in theaters this weekend. The New Orleans native has very quickly become an indie darling.

A levee project would cordon off lucrative farmland along the Mississippi River in southeastern Missouri. But towns in Illinois say that puts them at risk of flooding while protecting rich farmers.

Massive flooding in the Midwest has inundated homes and towns across Iowa. Flood waters are moving south. Co-host Steve Inskeep talks to Ron Fournier, public affairs officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, about the pumps, reservoirs and levees that usually keep the flood waters back.