The scientific evidence for human-caused global warming is stronger than ever, according to a major new review in Earth’s ...
Penguin poop is fertilizing snow algae blooms along the Antarctic Peninsula, feeding dense green algae patches along the ...
The 2023-24 El Niño brought simultaneous extreme heat and drought to 75% of tropical forests. A new study in Earth’s Future, ...
Oases gained 85,000 square miles, mostly from artificial expansion projects Oases lost 52,000 square miles from desertification and water scarcity Oases gained a net area of about 33,400 square miles, ...
WASHINGTON — 66 million years ago, the six-mile-wide Chicxulub asteroid crash-landed in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and changed life on Earth forever. The reign of the dinosaurs ended, and only ...
WASHINGTON — Along the three coasts of the contiguous United States, a silent race unfolds. Fueled by climate change, sea levels rise faster than at any time in recent geologic history. Meanwhile, ...
A fossil site in central Tibet — the youngest known remains of ocean-dwelling creatures in the region — has offered clues to ...
Earth’s poles are rising by 0.5 to 1 millimeters per year, slowly un-squashing our planet’s slightly flattened, ...
At AGU, we are alarmed by the U.S. Administration’s efforts to dismantle the scientific agencies and undermine the critical work of scientific researchers. Our hearts and our unwavering support go out ...
Contact information for the researchers: Maria Castillo, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [email protected] (UTC-4 hours) Susan Anenberg, George ...
WASHINGTON — At only an inch long, the sand hoppers skipping across California’s Isla Vista Beach at dawn don’t exactly look like a force of nature. But a new study reveals that these shrimp-like ...