Mantle motions have major effects on topography and the distribution of ice sheets. The motions are key for researchers ...

Outgassing could pose problems for long-term habitation of the Moon, including health hazards for astronauts, hindrances for ...

Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.

Researchers are calling on amateur scientists to help protect flood barriers in their communities.

The authors of this year’s Arctic Report Card said the consistently extreme climate observations in the Arctic indicate a ...

Intended to improve soil health, these crops are also associated with moisture depletion at shallow depths, which ...

The strange blend of surface chemistry on Nix and Hydra raises big question about the evolution of the Pluto system.

Rising seas spell doom for coastal wetlands trapping carbon—or do they? New research reveals that as these ecosystems ...

Researchers compared caribou tracking data with satellite observations to learn whether snowpack conditions trigger the animals’ arduous annual migration.

Rising seas spell doom for coastal wetlands trapping carbon—or do they? New research reveals that as these ecosystems transition, they can still trap carbon and possibly cool the planet.

Taking baseball’s mysterious Rubbing Mud into the lab revealed no magic ingredients—but plenty of useful natural properties ...

New analysis of Voyager 2 observations shows that the craft arrived amid gusty solar wind, muddying our ideas about the giant ...