Geoscientists have long thought that water—along with shallow magma stored in Earth’s crust—drives volcanoes to erupt. Now, thanks to newly...
Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in...
Removing ozone pollution across India could boost food welfare benefits by more than four billion dollars a year through avoidance...
Geologists have long thought that meandering rivers, with their gently swooping banks, are a geologically recent feature. According to the...
A patch of ocean in the North Atlantic is stubbornly cooling while much of the planet warms. This anomaly—dubbed the...
On 11 November 2019, a surface-rupturing earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth (about 1 km) near Montélimar city, along...
The western U.S., particularly the Southwest, has experienced a notable increase in record-breaking high temperatures over recent decades, with recurring...
In a new study published in Nature Geosciences, researchers, led by a Tulane University sedimentologist , investigated why the paths...
The world’s oceans set a new temperature record this week, raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet’s climate, marine...
In May 2023, the World Meteorological Organization called for more observations and research on the cryosphere—those areas where the Earth’s...
A new 1,200 year-long time series based on tree rings shows that the current warming is unprecedented during this period....
The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and keeps the climate mild, is...
