Karst groundwaters are vital resources, providing drinking water to nearly 10% of the world’s population. However, human ...

A computer vision technique modified to scan climate model data is helping scientists predict where and when rapid climatic ...

X-ray diffraction to obtain high-resolution maps of intra-granular stress in the sandstone. By combining stress mapping with stepwise compression, the team observed increasing stress heterogeneity ...

WASP-121b, an already unusual planet, might have a remote origin that explains some of its peculiar properties—from iron rain ...

One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters links between Arctic ice melt and dangerous blizzards.

Early-warning signs of marsh decline provided by the model could be crucial for conservation. “Once [marsh] loss occurs, that ...

The locations of humpback whale catches in the early 20th century indicate that most climate models overestimate the historic ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the ...

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, ...

Yet the isotopic signature of DBC in the ocean does not match what rivers alone supply. This discrepancy suggests there are ...