Mining can leave behind a landscape that appears quiet on the surface while the rock mass beneath it continues to...

For decades, hurricane danger has been communicated through a familiar number: maximum sustained wind speed. The faster the winds, the...

Municipal wastewater sludge is usually treated as a costly by-product—something that must be dewatered, transported and ultimately disposed of. A...

Satellite observations are revealing a pandemic-era transformation of the planet’s cities: global urban expansion slowed during COVID-19, while the gap...

Solar power is often presented as one of the cleanest technologies in the fight against climate change. Yet behind every...

Europe’s wetlands may look like a collection of separate lakes, marshes, floodplains and lagoons, but water rarely respects the boundaries...

Europe’s mountain summits are turning warmer in botanical terms, but not always for the reasons scientists expected. Across dozens of...

A sunscreen ingredient linked to coastal pollution may have met an unexpected opponent: a specially engineered form of carbon nitride...

Along the U.S. East Coast, a clear day can now bring a flood. Streets fill with seawater, storm drains reverse...

Maritime shipping moves roughly 90 percent of global trade, but the vessels that sustain the world economy also release pollutants...