A team of Brazilian and British scientists has discovered that extreme wind and water deficiency are the main causes of...
Every summer, as the sea ice surrounding Antarctica retreats, tens of thousands of tourists and scientists flock to the landmass...
As the main freshwater resources on Earth’s surface, lakes play an important role in maintaining the stability of the ecosystem...
Two Clemson University engineers say their research is the most comprehensive analysis so far of what causes flash drought, a...
Rapid hydroelectric dam expansion in the Amazon poses a serious threat to Earth’s largest and most biodiverse river basin. There...
A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in...
SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40...
Even the finest particles of pollution influence the process of cloud formation and the rainfall regime. A study conducted in...
The Congo Basin is the second-largest contiguous tropical forest area on earth. Even though it is so vast and plays...
Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3 percent and 7 percent, respectively, of the planet’s total greenhouse gas...
One of the world’s largest freshwater wetlands—the Pantanal—spreads across a bowl-shaped plain where Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay meet. During the...
Large-scale deforestation, forest restoration, forest fires, and droughts all have one thing in common: Most research on these topics focuses...
