Earth Science

A new study warns that climate change is not affecting every part of China’s expressway system equally—and that the differences...

For nearly two centuries, dinosaurs have moved from the margins of natural history into the center of one of science’s...

A familiar garden flower is emerging as an unlikely contender in the race to make textile dyeing cleaner. Researchers Das,...

Onion growers in Ethiopia are turning to an unexpectedly powerful resource beneath their feet—and behind their poultry sheds—as scientists investigate...

Air pollution research has entered a new phase in Thailand, where the most important line of defense against microscopic airborne...

For thousands of years, fire has been one of North America’s most powerful ecological forces—and one of its most misunderstood....

Returning crop straw to rice fields could do far more than recycle nutrients, according to a long-term field study in...

Marine energy has long carried a paradox at its core: the machines designed to help decarbonize electricity generation operate in...

Plastic does not simply disappear when it reaches the soil. It fragments, gathers a living coating, changes how water and...

Hurricane Hunter data reveal early signs of strengthening tropical cyclones Nearly three decades of airborne radar observations identify four features...