Earth Science

Researchers in Brazil have demonstrated that a hybrid advanced oxidation process can transform pharmaceutical-laden wastewater into an effluent that is...

Beneath the scorched earth of an abandoned open-pit mine in northeastern China, an invisible tracer is leaking toward the surface,...

On a windswept Scottish island where the land is never more than a kilometre from the sea, scientists have mapped...

In an era when cities worldwide are grappling with water scarcity, rising energy costs and increasingly stringent environmental regulations, the...

Every year, earthquakes claim most of their victims not through collapsing buildings but through what falls from shelves, desks, and...

In the vast, drought-stricken coalfields of Xinjiang in western China, water is more precious than almost anything else that lies...

Ocean waves are among the most difficult phenomena in the Earth system to forecast. They are governed by winds that...

In the drought-prone backlands of northeastern Brazil, where a single reservoir may be the only buffer between a community and...

Masonry buildings are among the most vulnerable structures on Earth when the ground begins to shake, and a new study...

In the paddy-rich heart of Krishna district on India's southeastern coast, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has built a satellite-driven...