For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that it's possible for a river to spontaneously form a waterfall. The Seven Teacups is a waterfall on Dry Meadow Creek that flows into the Kern River ...

Using a scale-model riverbed 24 feet long and one foot wide, a team of scientists found a new mechanism that could form waterfalls without the commonly thought of external forces such as tectonics, ...

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 changes ...

Waterfalls are furious cascades of water, sometimes scoring the landscapes in which they flow as they obey gravity’s demands. From Iceland’s shimmering Skógafoss to the family of falls in New ...

Waterfalls form through various geological processes, but they all involve water flowing over a sudden drop in elevation.

Rainbow Waterfall, or Waiānuenue, on Hawai'i's Big Island is a natural wonder formed by volcanic activity and the erosive power of the Wailuku River. Its name comes from frequent rainbows created by ...