This story appears in the May 2006 issue of National Geographic magazine. I've always believed the best way to know a river is to paddle it, to feel its undercurrents and speed, to take in the ...

VIENTIANE -Myanmar’s ongoing crisis was raised as a possible hindrance to regional cooperation to save the Mekong River, as other countries along the important waterway pledged on Wednesday to ...

A pair of Irrawaddy dolphins — an extremely rare river species — were recently rescued along the coast of Myanmar. The two animals — a mother and her offspring — were discovered on Oct.