Healthy soil is the foundation of our food, clean water, and a stable climate, and cutting-edge science helps us to protect ...

Glacial troughs in Antarctica promote mixing of warm and cold water, affecting global climate. A new study explores whether ...

Long-term monitoring at a site in the subantarctic region south of Australia combined with ship-based observations reveals ...

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate ...

Hailstones have been said to bounce up and down through clouds as they grow. A new study found that many stones take much simpler paths.

Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States, forcing botanical ...

Quantifying carbon export to the deep ocean is critical for understanding changes in Earth’s climate. Measurements in the ...

High-latitude variations in density, which appear to be driven by changes in atmospheric pressure, can propagate to midlatitudes and affect the current’s strength within just a year.

A pared-down model that considers only precipitation and net surface radiation seems to solve long-standing problems.

Critical flow theory can predict river discharge based on the spacing of standing waves captured by Google Earth images.

A new attribution study shows every single extreme heat event since last May was made more probable by climate change.

Factors ranging from rainfall to nutrient runoff to changing mining and agricultural practices drove decades-long pH trends ...