Around 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. But that is not the only water...
Movement in the Earth’s tectonic plates indirectly triggers bursts of biodiversity in 36‑million-year cycles by forcing sea levels to rise...
Since 2009, a cloistered band of hard-rock geologists and other scientists have toiled on a mission of great consequence. On...
Earth is currently the only planet known to harbor life—thanks in large part due to the operation of plate tectonics,...
The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of...
Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right...
In a new study, a group of scientists argue that the new high precision radiocarbon-based date set for Laacher See...
At the center the Earth is a solid metal ball, a kind of “planet within a planet,” whose existence makes...
Although the sun provides nearly all the energy needed to warm the planet, its contribution to climate change remains widely...
Communicating science to a general audience can be challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such as climate change can...
Researchers from Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan have found that dust from land without...
Amidst the vast frozen and barren terrain of the Arctic is a unique marine ecosystem supporting a web of diverse...
