In recent years the operation of the Panama Canal has been increasingly affected by changes in rainfall, and some data ...

The U.S. EPA regulates levels of more than 90 contaminants in public drinking water, but thousands more potentially harmful ...

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

A new computer modeling-based study demonstrates dual mechanisms that reduce pre- and post-landfall tropical cyclone ...

New data from Lago Argentino, Patagonia reveal that glacial erosion occurs in discrete pulses, which challenges previous ...

Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts ...

The summit of Mount Everest is the highest elevation on our planet, hardly obscure but still a mystery: Geoscientists continue to puzzle over the mechanisms that moved (and continue to move) the ...

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

One decade of high-quality satellite salinity observations provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.