Climate records stored in marine sediments reveal different ice sheet and ocean responses to falling atmospheric CO 2 concentrations from the warm Pliocene to the ice ages of the Pleistocene. As ...

A team of medical professionals monitored the vital statistics of each buried participant during a new study of an avalanche safety device. Credit: Maurizio Gretter/Eurac Research A new medical study ...

Geostationary satellites can collect frequent measurements of temperatures and other characteristics of Earth’s land surfaces, allowing them to detect rapid changes and disturbances. Land surface ...

This simulation shows what it might look like to dive into a lunar pit and explore a connected lava tube. Credit: Conor Marsh, University of Manchester/ ESA The Moon’s surface is pockmarked with more ...

The quality and quantity of springs around the world have been declining over recent decades, largely due to human activities and climate change. A new book in AGU’s Geophysical Monograph Series, ...

LHS 1903 is a small red M dwarf star orbited by a rocky planet and two gaseous planets. In a recent study, scientists used the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS satellite to investigate a fourth planet ...

Magma is on the move beneath Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin in Wyoming and throughout the caldera but is unlikely to contribute to an eruption. Credit: Jim Peaco/NPS Magma deep beneath ...

Soil salinization refers to the excess accumulation of salt in soil to a level that affects crop production and ecosystem functioning. This poses serious threats to sustainable agriculture, soil ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. More than a quarter of the wild seafood that the world eats comes from the seafloor. Shrimp, skate, sole, cod ...

The ground beneath our feet is exhaling. Steadily and without pause, through a process called soil respiration, plant roots and microbes release carbon dioxide (CO 2) into the atmosphere. This ...

Changes in the footprint of Utah’s Great Salt Lake could affect local precipitation patterns, new modeling suggests. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory While ocean lovers might beg to differ, lakes can ...

Researchers recently examined the effects of artificial light on the length of the growing season in hundreds of Northern Hemisphere cities. In this image, the clusters of lights of Paris, London, and ...