New research on the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum used probabilistic analysis to learn more about its duration and how ...

GRIT provides a much more detailed look at how rivers merge and split, which could enhance hydrological modeling, flood ...

It’s usually cooler under a forest than outside the forest, but that natural temperature buffering didn’t make global warming any less strong during the last 45 years in an old-growth forest of Oregon ...

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream, others say it’s part of the future.

Researchers found that the combination of heat waves and high PM2.5 pollution led to nearly 700,000 premature deaths in the ...

Climate models produce widely varying predictions for what will happen to this influential ocean current, but most models ...

Data dashboards assist in understanding a community’s vulnerability to climate impacts, but input from the communities ...

The bad odors of air pollution are difficult to regulate, but can pose significant health risks, reduce a home’s property ...

Curiosity’s detection of the gas, if atmospheric, could be an indicator of life on the Red Planet. But skeptics say further ...

The complexity of modeling the tropical Atlantic makes identifying the source of the ongoing seaweed blooms difficult.

Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily ...

Contrary to common assumptions, Arctic ponds mix in more than one direction. A new study finds that nighttime sideways flows, not vertical mixing, renew bottom waters.