A rock formation spanning Ireland and Scotland may be the world’s most complete record of “snowball Earth,” a crucial moment...
The Yukon River flows west across Alaska toward the Bering Sea, eroding Arctic permafrost along its banks and transporting sediment...
A team of scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder has identified 30 new areas critical for conserving biodiversity...
In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across...
First-of-its-kind analysis reveals importance of storms in air–sea carbon exchange in Southern Ocean
The ocean has a major influence on weather and climate. Scientists estimate it has absorbed more than 90% of the...
The churning of the upper ocean in the tropics of the Atlantic Ocean plays a crucial role in shaping long-term...
A team of researchers has made strides in understanding the formation of massif-type anorthosites, enigmatic rocks that only formed during...
As sea levels rise around the world, communities in coastal areas are more frequently seeing the impact of routine high...
Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in...
Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate...
As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost...
Last year marked Earth’s warmest year on record. A new study finds that some of 2023’s record warmth, nearly 20%,...
