Earth Science

In the turbid waters where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea, one of the ocean's least understood chemical...

In the flood-prone delta lands of Odisha, India, where the Mahanadi, Brahmani, and Baitarani rivers converge on the Bay of...

When two buildings stand close enough to collide during an earthquake, the consequences can be severe—and, according to a new...

The transformation of a dry sky into dry soil is one of the most consequential processes in the global water...

A team of Brazilian researchers has unveiled ForestCalc, a free, open-source web application that transforms raw forest inventory data into...

Mercury has long puzzled planetary scientists for one deceptively simple reason: the planet is shrinking, and it appears to be...

In the world's forests, an invisible partnership unfolding beneath the soil may hold the key to understanding which plant species...

The reefs surrounding Tutuila, the largest island of American Samoa, had long been regarded as quietly resilient. Although the region...

Northern Pakistan is heading for a hotter, more built-up future, according to a new modeling study that projects the region's...

In the rural districts of Northern Uganda, where drought-prone landscapes and post-conflict recovery have long shaped daily life, a quiet...