Where is it? The Betsiboka River, Madagascar [-15.920729, 46.367102]. What's in the photo? An intricate, rust-colored waterway shaped by mangrove islands. Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut ...

When freshwater rivers drain into the sea, the waters mix to form a backish estuary. The slowing river also starts to drop its load as its energy drops, depositing gravel and sediment into bars. This ...

The Nosivolo river and its watershed has become Madagascar’s first Ramsar site, reports Conservation International. The designation will enable better protection of the river’s resources, including ...

Madagascar’s cliffs, rolling plateaus, and winding rivers weren’t shaped by a single violent event. Instead, the island’s breathtaking landscape took form through two massive tectonic rifts that ...

Madagascar has been called the great red island and from space, astronauts have remarked the island looks like it is bleeding to death. Soil conditions and poorly vegetated hillsides mean Madagascar ...

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NASA labeled this satellite image “Madagascar in Blue and Green,” which I find appropriate for a picture that can double as art. The blue is Bombetoka Bay, on the northwestern coast of Madagascar ...

This 2018 astronaut photo shows the rust-colored waters of Madagascar's Betsiboka River winding through a complex series of mangrove islands. Both the river and islands have been altered in recent ...