Earth Science

For thousands of years, fire has been one of North America’s most powerful ecological forces—and one of its most misunderstood....

Returning crop straw to rice fields could do far more than recycle nutrients, according to a long-term field study in...

Marine energy has long carried a paradox at its core: the machines designed to help decarbonize electricity generation operate in...

Plastic does not simply disappear when it reaches the soil. It fragments, gathers a living coating, changes how water and...

Hurricane Hunter data reveal early signs of strengthening tropical cyclones Nearly three decades of airborne radar observations identify four features...

Coffee’s future may depend on what happens beneath the soil. A new study published in Scientific Reports investigates whether two...

China’s northern provinces were hit by an extraordinary five-day windstorm in April 2025, when gusts exceeded 45 meters per second...

The Yellow River Delta is one of China’s most rapidly changing landscapes—and a new study is examining how to observe...

Humanity already possesses much of the science, technology and economic capacity needed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Yet global emissions continue...

A quiet chemical reaction hidden in ordinary rocks may be capable of converting sunlight into usable energy without the help...