A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

A large landslide has destroyed a 662 m long highway viaduct in China. Over the last two days there has been considerable media coverage of a large, highly destructive rockslide that occurred at ...

A “ghost forest” off the coast of Oregon is all that’s left of trees believed to have died during the last Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. Credit: iStock ...

Aurorae such as the southern lights, seen here over Antarctica, show the geomagnetic field in action. Some areas of the field, which shields Earth’s surface from charged solar particles, are stronger ...

Note: Natalia’s full term will begin on January 1, 2026. Following the sad news of Michael Balikhin’s passing, Natalia has graciously agreed to serve as Interim Editor-in-Chief for the remainder of ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew through Enceladus’s jets during its long mission in the Saturn system. This Cassini image is from 17 February 2005. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute In 2008, ...

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite reveals an impressively dynamic picture of the Earth’s carbon cycle, yet it may be prematurely decommissioned and destroyed due to budget cuts. In ...

Various online datasets will allow a detailed understanding of Hurricane Melissa as it impacts Jamaica and then Cuba Hurricane Melissa is now making headlines around the world in anticipation of its ...

Ancient driftwood found in Stanton’s Cave, about 40 meters above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., hinted at a catastrophic landslide occurring more than 50,000 years ago.

Years ago, scientists noted something odd: Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflect nearly the same amount of sunlight back into space. The reason why this symmetry is odd is because the ...

The ocean has helped mitigate global warming by absorbing around a quarter of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions, along with more than 90% of the excess heat those emissions generate. This ...