Peering from directly above, landscapes take on a whole different aspect. That idea is the heart of Vadim Sherbakov’s “Serenity,” filmed by drone. From seething waters and meandering rivers to Keep reading
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Langebaan Lagoon
Strands of green and brown mix in Langebaan Lagoon on the South African coast in this astronaut photograph. The shallow tidal estuary has a sandy floor and, since no river Keep reading
Ghosts of Rivers Past
Artist Dan Coe uses lidar data to create portraits of rivers and their past meanders. Used aerially, lidar produces high-resolution elevation data that provides a glimpse of features that are Keep reading
Why Rivers Shift
In their natural state, rivers are variable in their course, shifting and meandering. Sometimes they deposit sediment, and sometimes they erode it. In this video, Grady from Practical Engineering digs Keep reading
Siberia’s Lena River Delta
As rivers near the sea, they often slow down and branch out, creating intricate paths through delta wetlands. This video explores the Arctic’s largest river delta, that of the Lena Keep reading
Meandering
The banks of rivers are in constant flux, a pattern most easily captured from above. This satellite image shows a section of the Ivalo River in Finland, swollen with snowmelt Keep reading
Forming an Oxbow
Without human intervention, meandering rivers become more sinuous over time. This is driven by the flow around a river bend, which tends to push sediment from the outer bank of Keep reading
Watery Veins
Glacial river veins wend and meander through these aerial photographs of Iceland by photographer Stas Bartnikas. Rivers naturally change their course over time, but here seasonal melts and the slow Keep reading
Review: “ABCs From Space”
For me, one of the most fun aspects of studying science is seeking out examples of it in the world around us. Adam Voiland – who writes for NASA Earth Keep reading
Meandering Colorado
Sometimes the meandering of a river is best seen from above. Because of the way water moves to negotiate a bend in the river, any curvature of a river will Keep reading