Earth Science

To mitigate climate change and safeguard ecosystems, we need to make drastic changes in our consumption and transport behaviors. A new IIASA study shows how even minor changes to available infrastructure can trigger tipping points in the…

Human pressure on the world's ocean accelerated sharply at the start of the 21st century and shows no sign of slowingCredit: One Earth, Human pressure on the world's ocean accelerated sharply at the start of the 21st century and…

Credit: Todd Marshall A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Paleontologists unearthed the first specimen in early 1990s in Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah.…

Climate hazard scientists connect 2018's Four Corners drought directly to human-caused climate change The western United States has experienced such intense droughts over the past decade that technical descriptions are becoming inadequate.…

Credit: Rhys Probyn WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- A scientific discovery often starts with a chance observation made by open minds who realize its potential. This happens over and over again in the MBL's Advanced Research Training…

New product creates fuel from biomass, while improving engine performanceCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., January 23, 2020--Take biomass-derived acetone--common nail polish remover--use light to upgrade it to…

Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Cyclone 09S formed on Jan. 22 in the Southern Indian Ocean despite being affected by vertical wind shear and one day later, wind shear caused its demise. The end of 09S was caught by NASA's Aqua…

Credit: Photo by Elina Garrison, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. When Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida in September 2017, the Category 5 storm offered a team of wildlife researchers a first-ever opportunity to…

This is one of the conclusions of an international study focused on the causes of the evolutionary success of Carex, one of the genera of flowering plants with the highest number of species in the worldCredit: ©pablodeolavide In the…

Credit: Jono Drew Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving population health and saving the healthcare system billions of dollars in the…