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Carbon capture and storage technology can catch carbon dioxide molecules from smokestacks before they enter the atmosphere. A recent report identified the Ohio River Valley as a potential hub where ...

"When a river erodes the land and acquires the flow from another river or drainage system, usually below it, the first river is said to have captured the second in an act of piracy." This natural ...

A river "capture" event in the Himalayas 89,000 years ago caused so much erosion it may have pushed the peak of Everest up by 164 feet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

(CNN) — Thousands of years ago in the Himalayas, a river ate a smaller river and gave an unexpected boost to Everest’s height, scientists have discovered. Mount Everest, or Chomolungma (“Goddess ...