The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many explanations point to fertile soil, farming, and trade networks as the engines of ...

In the opening moments of "Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time," we watch a fellow in parka and cap gather up bits and pieces of broken icicles, then proceed to fit them meticulously ...

Anyone in the market for some cinematic escapism from these troubled times might avoid this weekend's Hollywood fare and take a look at the new documentary, "Rivers and Tides." It's a truly balmy ...

The next set of digs is scheduled to begin on December 13th, around the next set of big tides. Final approval of marine toxin testing usually occurs about a week or less – sometimes just two to three ...

Rivers, typically flowing downhill, can surprisingly reverse course due to tides, floods, engineering, or ancient geological shifts. From Cambodia's Tonlé Sap's annual monsoon reversal to Chicago's ...

British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy builds a tower of rocks near the sea—he’s planning to see it swallowed by the rising tide—only to have it collapse before the ocean can reach it. It takes him four ...

Rivers are supposed to follow gravity, flowing from higher ground to lower ground in one clear direction. Yet around the world, there are rare moments when rivers behave unexpectedly and start flowing ...

Andy Goldsworthy’s art is supposed to fall apart. He creates large-scale outdoor sculptures and artworks out of natural materials like mud, wood, ice and stone in an attempt to imbue the physical ...