BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuters) - Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing ...

Dams and climate change are among the threats facing Southeast Asia's famed Mekong River. Cambodia is scrapping plans for two new dams, but is it enough to save the river's biodiversity?

The Mekong River and its biodiversity-rich tributaries — the lifeline for more than 60 million people in Southeast Asia — dropped to their lowest levels in a century last summer.

Entering an unexplored world of darkness, a team of renowned underwater explorers will be descending this week, April 22-27, into depths as much as 250 feet (75 meters) below the surface of the Mekong ...

On 22 September 2010, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) publicly announced that it had received “notification” from the government of Laos to build the Xayaboury dam in northern Laos. An assessment ...

Boramy’s short-range tendencies stand in sharp contrast to other large species in the river, like the Mekong giant catfish, which can migrate 600 miles or more to spawn and feed.

A big spike in water levels has been detected along the Mekong River which could threaten the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who live hand to mouth off crops planted along the banks of the ...