China's Three Gorges Dam was built to protect more than 360 million people from devastating floods that occur almost every 10 years. Its construction was planned at the beginning of the last century, ...

Two centuries ago, the rhythmic creak of wooden waterwheels was likely a familiar sound along rivers and streams in the Connecticut River Valley. Mills powered by the energy of flowing water were hubs ...

Hoover Dam, dedicated 90 years ago, is an engineering marvel that provides electricity, water, and flood control to the ...

China has begun construction on the world's largest hydropower dam, a project so massive that Premier Li Qiang called it the "project of the century." But the dam could also create a big problem for ...

This story was originally published by. For nearly a century, the Kelley’s Falls Dam in Manchester, New Hampshire, generated ...

It’s the world’s tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam and was completed using full-scale intelligent technology and construction.

The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for mega projects.

Dams cause harm all over the world. They destroy habitats, disrupt rain patterns, worsen water scarcity and cause mass death.

Several dams in West Michigan remain in poor condition, and if they were to fail, there is a risk to life and property.