Earth Science

A narrow transition zone where a glacier meets the ocean in South Greenland has been identified as a “biological hotspot”...

Coral reefs may look like unified ecosystems from the surface, but a new study shows that their survival can depend...

Vicinagearth has corrected competing-interests statements for five articles to disclose editorial roles held by two authors and their noninvolvement in...

A major Argentine marine science meeting highlighted how climate change, biodiversity, pollution, technology and ocean governance are reshaping research priorities...

A hidden pathway may be helping buoyant microplastics move deeper into farmland than scientists previously expected: rainfall and irrigation. A...

Earthquake scientists have developed a revised computer-simulation method that could make it easier to predict how powerful thrust earthquakes shake...

A terrain map and February 2025 weather analysis identify avalanche-susceptible slopes and snowpack preconditioning around Mana Village in the Indian...

Reinjected Mine Water Barely Closes the Pores of a Deep Sandstone Aquifer, Study Finds What happens when the enormous volumes...

Fiji’s islands are being shaped by a hidden force that arrives from thousands of kilometres away: ocean waves generated by...

Coastal scientists have long known that nitrogen can change rapidly in estuaries, but routine monitoring often sees only a fraction...