Earth Science

An international team of paleontologists has proposed a new way to reconstruct how dinosaurs processed food—by studying the stones they...

Glacial lakes high in the Himalayas can appear remote and silent, yet when their unstable natural dams fail, they can...

A microscopic animal best known for surviving some of Earth’s harshest conditions has become the focus of a discovery that...

Tiny plastic fragments buried in farmland for nearly two years did not become the chemical “sponges” scientists feared, according to...

A new study is turning attention toward one of the most consequential questions in global conservation: does it matter who...

Scientists have discovered that violent winter mixing in the North Atlantic can act like an express elevator for carbon, carrying...

A new study of the Ross Sea has revealed how dramatically Antarctic waves may respond when sea ice retreats, offering...

Erosion Changes the Microbial Rules of Soil Carbon Loss Water erosion is reshaping the carbon cycle beneath agricultural fields in...

Tidal flats may look like quiet expanses of mud, water and sky, but beneath their shifting surfaces, microbial communities are...

China’s rapid urban expansion is reshaping more than skylines and transport networks. A study published in Communications Earth & Environment...