From Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, microplastics are everywhere—even high in the Earth’s troposphere where wind speeds allow them...
Tropical rainforests are the world’s most significant source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). These compounds have a great influence...
Tourist towns along the Lake Michigan shoreline love to proclaim the giant body of water “Unsalted and Shark-Free.” The slogan...
A new study finds the magnetic field generated by a tsunami can be detected a few minutes earlier than changes...
Researchers from China, the U.K., Netherlands, and Australia have revealed orbital-scale Asian monsoon variability and dynamics under conditions of high...
Mountain spring water is often touted as the cleanest water you can drink. But a new study from the University...
A new study has shed new light on why large mammals died out at the end of the ice age,...
An unknown culprit has been removing oxygen from our atmosphere for at least 800,000 years, and an analysis of air...
An unknown culprit has been removing oxygen from our atmosphere for at least 800,000 years, and an analysis of air...
Scorchingly hot granite deep underground can be tapped for energy by opening up cracks in the rock. This potential resource,...
Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause—and prolong—the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history, a new study suggests. Generally, scientists...
City living has its perks: Live music, museums, trendy cafés and much more. But urban living isn’t so cool when...
