Extreme heat amplifies social inequalities when it comes to subway usage and mobility in big cities, a new study shows....
The Gulf Stream is intrinsic to the global climate system, bringing warm waters from the Caribbean up the East Coast...
If global temperatures increase by 1° Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will be...
If you could sink through the Earth’s crust, you might hear, with a carefully tuned ear, a cacophany of booms...
According to a new paper, ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, “can serve...
An extraordinary new dataset of high-resolution weather simulations that span more than four decades over the continental United States is...
Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland’s coast have discovered the source of previously unquantified nitrogen and phosphorous that are having...
Ocean currents determine the structure of the deep-sea ocean floor and the transport of sediments, organic carbon, nutrients and pollutants....
Following the second release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant (5 October), a team of international researchers...
In September 2023, extreme rains struck South Africa’s Western Cape province, flooding villages and leaving a trail of destruction. The...
In urban areas throughout the United States, it is imperative for all communities to have equal access to high quality...
It’s a simple question that sounds a little like a modest proposal: “Should we cut down all the oak trees?”...
