Ancient cave records reveal that repeated heavy rainfall and flooding, not drought, caused the decline of the Shijiahe culture in China.

Satellite data shows the ground is sinking beneath many of the world’s biggest river delta cities, worsening flood and sea-level rise risks.

The authors said similar programs could be used to reverse ecological decline of other major rivers like the Amazon and ...

Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say The Yangtze River in China, which has been in ecological decline for 70 years, ...

The Yangtze River Basin, a global biodiversity hotspot, has endured severe ecological degradation over several decades due to intense human activity, leading to a marked decline in aquatic ...

Flowing almost 4,000 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea, the Yangtze is China’s “Mother River.” From the emerald-green rice paddies of Hunan to the industrial hubs of Wuhan and ...

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The Yangtze finless porpoise, often called the “Smiling Angel” of the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s most captivating and critically endangered species. With its unique curved mouth that ...

A new study reveals that urban tributaries flowing through Wuhan are significant sources of phthalate esters, a widely used class of plastic chemicals, to the Yangtze River, highlighting previously ...

BEIJING, China, December 29, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The video series "Wild Yangtze" documents how cities along the Yangtze River are working to restore habitats and protect rare species. These efforts ...

China has pumped billions into its semiconductor industry in the last decade, seeking to localize supply chains to shield it from increasingly stringent U.S. technology restrictions. That effort has ...

The highly anticipated Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world’s largest cable-stayed bridge, has officially opened to traffic. As a new artery connecting Changzhou and Taizhou in China’s Jiangsu ...