As Earth’s largest carbon reservoir, the ocean locks carbon away from the atmosphere. However, scientists still struggle to measure and...
Due to global warming, the North Atlantic Oscillation, an atmospheric circulation pattern that strongly influences European weather, is becoming more...
Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island...
A market-based approach to managing water in the Colorado River basin could provide more reliable supplies for farmers, communities, and...
The Earth is rapidly warming, and similar climate upheavals over 300 million years ago once triggered massive fluctuations in marine...
A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable between 3.5...
For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s overall warming,...
Manufactured chemicals and materials are necessary for practically every aspect of daily life, from life-saving pharmaceuticals to plastics, fuels and...
An instrument built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to map minerals on Earth is now revealing clues about water quality....
A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound—but it could come at an environmental cost....
Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests...
Forest fires are a fundamental force in Earth’s dynamics with a direct impact on human health, food security, and biodiversity....
