New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.

Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.

The first person of color and first Earth scientist to serve as director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science ...

Twenty years of data from around the world show that areas that are not too dry and not too wet are most conducive to ...

Contrary to conventional wisdom that glaciers just carve landscapes, they can also form low-relief surfaces by sheltering ...

A new framework aims to better equip scientists, communities, and decisionmakers to characterize data and rapidly respond to ...

The movement of unique landforms called “rock glaciers” give insight into how climate change is impacting permafrost in mountainous regions.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

La extracción desmedida de aguas subterráneas podría estar obligando a los ríos a infiltrar agua hacia el subsuelo, según ...

Researchers have found chemicals from personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and laundry soap in Antarctic snow.

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Over the course of the last few days, I have been blogging about ...

Using in-situ observational data, scientists reveal that Kuroshio intrusions through the Luzon Strait increase small phytoplankton in the South China Sea.