Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Thunderstorms, produced when air rises through the depth of the troposphere, are notoriously difficult to represent in global climate models. Whether air parcels have the energy to rise or not does ...

If humans want to live in space, whether on spacecraft or the surface of Mars, one of the first problems to solve is that of water for drinking, hygiene, and life-sustaining plants. Even bringing ...

Geothermal activity near Hveragerði, Iceland, has created a natural laboratory where researchers can study how ecosystems, including microbes and plans, respond to long-term warming. Credit: Sara ...

At a natural underwater laboratory off the coast of Papua New Guinea, researchers examined what happens to a diverse reef ecosystem as it experiences gradually increasing levels of ocean acidification ...

The Trump administration has holistically reevaluated the government’s relationship—and how it responds to threats— to the health and welfare of its citizens. The past year was a shock to the U.S.

An unusual failure has occurred on a cut slope adjacent to a key road in Greece. On 2 February 2026 a major, fascinating landslide occurred on the A5 Ionian motorway between Arta and Amfilochia in ...

Two United Tribes Technical College students collect soil samples from an undeveloped piece of land on their campus in Bismarck, N.D. Credit: Emily Biggane As the climate continues to change, soil and ...

The Moon’s farside is heavily cratered and mostly lacks the dark volcanic basins of the familiar nearside. The South Pole–Aitken basin, the oldest and largest crater on the Moon, is the large dark ...

The aftermath of the 28 January 2026 landslide at the Rubaya mining complex in the DRC. Still from a video posted to Youtube by APT. The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely ...

Our Ocean’s “Natural Antacids” Act Faster Than We Thought 30 January 202630 January 2026 Editors' Highlights ...