A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present—but 304...
A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano...
Movement along faults in Earth’s crust can be sudden and jarring, as felt during an earthquake, or it can occur...
The Gangdese porphyry copper deposit belt (GPCDB) is along the southern margin of Lhasa Terrane. The deposits of GPCDB were...
To assess how climate warming will change risks such as crop failures and wildfires, it’s necessary to look at how...
According to two recent studies carried out as part of the Vanishing Glaciers Project, the ecosystems of glacier-fed streams are...
Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with...
As global temperatures rise, wildfires are becoming more common. A new study by University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrology researchers found...
As reservoir levels dwindle in the arid southwestern United States, scientists have developed a method to estimate summer rainfall in...
As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end...
Now, after the United Nations’ historic decision to adopt a global treaty to end plastic pollution earlier this year, governmental...
Is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) slowing down? Is this system of ocean currents, which is so important for...
