Earthquakes may betray their impending presence much earlier than previously thought through a variety of anomalies present in the ground,...
Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian tectonic plate began...
As the world transitions to greener sources of energy, demand for the metals used in these new technologies is increasing....
Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if...
Emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane—continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year...
Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth’s climate,...
Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels...
A new study has revealed significant progress in the drive to reduce levels in the atmosphere of chemicals that destroy...
When comparing model simulations of Earth’s recent warming to real-world observations, differences can arise from several factors, including model errors...
Beginning annually on June 1, hurricane season poses a major threat to Texas coastal communities, causing both physical and financial...
The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents—the carbon cycle—is a fundamental process that regulates Earth’s climate. Some...
Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern Hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the...
