What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It’s a question that’s...
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers account for 2.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, new research shows. Unlike organic fertilizers, which come from...
Over time the water collected behind dams will release greater amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas with even worse effects...
Ten years after the state of California recognized the human right to water, hundreds of thousands of residents still rely...
Turbulence in the sea plays a key role in mixing ocean waters and transporting nutrients, heat, and dissolved gases. Sources...
The Earth is warming up at an increasing rate. A contributing factor is carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, prompting...
Smoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton...
Clouds can cool or warm the planet’s surface, a radiative effect that contributes significantly to the global energy budget and...
The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection...
Aviation’s growing impact on the climate crisis requires radical solutions that may upend the industry, according to a new Nature...
Trees play an essential role in the well-being of city dwellers—but for how long? An international research team, including a...
As countries around the world look to reduce carbon emissions, China, currently the largest emitter of carbon dioxide with 30%...
