A waterfall's sound can be awe-inspiring or soothing, depending on its size and distance away. The restful tinkle of a one-foot-high waterfall or the swish of a gentle cascade is a restful respite ...

By modeling the flow of a gravel-filled river, researchers have shown that some waterfalls might be able to form on their own.

Scientists observed waterfalls forming simply through the movement of water downhill in a new laboratory study—a result that could complicate our understanding of Earth’s history. Waterfalls ...

Waterfalls can form in a surprising new way. Here's how. For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that it's possible for a river to spontaneously form a waterfall.

Despite waterfalls' furious unstoppable power, there is a long-standing assumption that they can only form when permitted by other natural forces like tectonic movements, sea level changes and ...

The authors concluded that some (but not all) waterfalls in nature might form spontaneously, like their lab-made one did — and if they can figure out which waterfalls formed spontaneously and ...

The authors concluded that some (but not all) waterfalls in nature might form spontaneously, like their lab-made one did — and if they can figure out which waterfalls formed spontaneously and ...

The breathtaking waters that cascade off of steep cliffs may be self-made productions.It was long thought that waterfalls needed an outside force to form -- such as an earthquake, landslide or ...