Colorado River | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/colorado-river/RSS feed for Colorado RiverenFri, 17 Apr 2026 19:11:08 +0000Scientists Still Don't Know How or When the Grand Canyon Formed. New Research May Hint at Its Ancient Originshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-still-dont-know-how-or-when-the-grand-canyon-formed-new-research-may-hint-at-its-ancient-origins-180988570/Researchers say the ancestral Colorado River formed an ancient lake in northern Arizona roughly 6.6 million years ago, which spilled out westward onto the landscape that would eventually become the Grand CanyonFri, 17 Apr 2026 19:11:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-still-dont-know-how-or-when-the-grand-canyon-formed-new-research-may-hint-at-its-ancient-origins-180988570/Trove of Fossils Uncovered in the Grand Canyon Offers a Rare Glimpse Into Cambrian Life, With Toothy Worms and Slug-Like Molluskshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-of-fossils-uncovered-in-the-grand-canyon-offers-a-rare-glimpse-into-cambrian-life-with-toothy-worms-and-slug-like-mollusks-180987042/Rocks found along the Colorado River in Arizona turned out to contain fossilized fragments of soft-bodied creatures, suggesting the site may have been an “evolutionary hotbed”Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:27:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-of-fossils-uncovered-in-the-grand-canyon-offers-a-rare-glimpse-into-cambrian-life-with-toothy-worms-and-slug-like-mollusks-180987042/Las Vegas Is Going All In on Its Water Conservation Planhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/As the Southwest dries, can a city notorious for excess find a way to survive with less?Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/Citizen Scientists Document a Recovering Colorado Riverhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/citizen-scientists-document-a-recovering-colorado-river-180983532/The Returning Rapids Project charts a resurgent waterway and its surrounding ecosystemsThu, 25 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/citizen-scientists-document-a-recovering-colorado-river-180983532/Hear What’s Happening to the Colorado River From a Photojournalist Who Has Spent His Entire Life Alongside Ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hear-whats-happening-to-the-colorado-river-from-a-photojournalist-who-has-spent-entire-life-alongside-it-180982685/In the latest episode of “There’s More to That,” learn about the Western waterway that affects the lives of everyone in the United StatesThu, 10 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/hear-whats-happening-to-the-colorado-river-from-a-photojournalist-who-has-spent-entire-life-alongside-it-180982685/