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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The area near clouds is often classified as ‘clear sky’, but a new study demonstrates the potential biases of misclassifying ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt ...

A new study provides insights into where the channels that drain subglacial water from underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet are ...

A new map of climate conditions during the Pliocene epoch—the last time Earth’s carbon dioxide concentrations hit 400 parts ...