Earth Science

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...

A river can carry more than water and sediment to the sea. It can also transport a chemical record of...

Lead contamination is one of the world’s most persistent environmental threats, yet the tools used to detect it are often...

A partially submerged volcanic caldera may be functioning as an unexpected natural laboratory for carbon capture, powered not by forests...

A buried chapter in the history of the Americas may explain why North American mammals ultimately dominated one of the...

A growing body of climate research has warned that corporate sustainability claims do not always reflect meaningful environmental action. Companies...

For decades, the story of how mammals conquered the Americas seemed straightforward: North and South America remained biologically separate until...

Rainfall may look chaotic from one month to the next, but beneath the noise, the climate system is carrying a...

Florida State University researchers have helped uncover a hidden chapter in the history of the Americas—one that suggests mammals began...