Scientists measuring volcanic cones on Mars and Earth have long faced a frustrating bottleneck: the landscape is full of cones,...

In a remarkable testament to the value of long-term scientific observation, researchers studying New Zealand's Kaikōura Peninsula have revealed that...

In a landmark experiment that peers into the violent birth of one of Earth's deepest minerals, researchers have directly observed,...

In the steep, rain-battered valleys of the Italian Alps, a team of researchers has demonstrated that landslide hazard maps should...

Microplastics have become one of the most pervasive contaminants in the world's oceans, and nowhere is the tension between marine...

The world's largest tropical wetland is undergoing a human crisis that scientists have barely been able to study. The Sudd,...

In a village in India's Kaveri Delta, two paddy farmers live a few kilometres apart on land with identical soils,...

One of the fastest-warming seas on Earth is set to become dramatically hotter still, according to a new study that...

Engineers assessing whether a historic stone church façade will survive an earthquake have long faced an uncomfortable dilemma: the most...

The Indian summer monsoon has long been one of the most consequential and most stubbornly difficult climate phenomena on Earth...