Stabilization of riverbanks by vegetation has long been considered necessary to sustain single-thread meandering rivers. However, observation of active meandering in modern barren landscapes ...
For a new book, Jeremy Seal has followed the Meander River from its source in central Turkey to the Aegean. In this extract, he finds himself desperate for a soft bed and some town comforts . I rose ...
Duelling computer simulations reveal important information about how a river forges its shape ...