Eventually, a gap in those mountains formed, opening a path for the river we now know as the Mississippi to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists call that gap the Mississippi Embayment ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row ... where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it passes through the cities of ...

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, watery world where river meets sea ... for the health of the Gulf of Mexico’s entire web of life. The wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta are more ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

The Northern water snake can be found living and swimming along the banks of the Mississippi River. It uses its long body to ...

Comparisons of the concentrations and compositions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) between the lower Mississippi River (MR ... Total nitrogen inflow and outflow from a large river swamp basin to the ...

these forms of river management have also channeled the Mississippi River and its tributaries into the Gulf of Mexico, depriving the broader coastal ecosystem of the fresh water and nutrient-rich ...