A new study allays fears that rerouting flights to avoid forming climate-warming contrails could result in inadvertently making climate warming...
Ground-based and satellite observations in the United States show that increased pollen concentrations in spring lead to more cloud ice...
For many decades, the coca plant—the main ingredient in cocaine—has been grown almost exclusively in South America. But a new...
You’re a hotshot working to contain a wildfire. The conflagration jumps the fire line, forcing your crew to flee using...
Stanford researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based tool—dubbed SandAI—that can reveal the history of quartz sand grains going back hundreds...
Like many natural phenomena, precipitation can be both a blessing and a scourge to human life. On the one hand,...
New research led by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine...
The 15-minute city, a concept where essential services are accessible within a 15-minute walk or bike ride, has become increasingly...
The ocean plays an important role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing about one-quarter of the carbon emitted by...
There is growing scientific interest in quantifying how large-scale ocean circulation is evolving as part of a changing global climate....
Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests—leaving an estimated 290 million tonnes of carbon uncaptured each year, new...
Research from UC Davis Health found that 22% of adults and 10% of children who took part in an air-quality...
