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01-02-2021
Permafrost soils are collapsing under rising temperatures
The frozen ground in the northern hemisphere is estimated to...
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01-02-2021
Increasing wildfire risk linked to multiple conditions
Experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National...
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01-02-2021
Long-term emissions cuts are needed to slow ocean acidification
During the first half of 2020, global greenhouse gas emissions...
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01-01-2021
The Natural History Museum introduced 503 new species in 2020
Scientists at the Natural History Museum described 503 previously unknown...
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01-01-2021
Caribbean volcanoes show first signs of activity in decades
A volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent...
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01-01-2021
River colors are shifting from blue to yellow and green
A third of the rivers in the United States have...
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12-31-2020
Breakthrough may greatly improve the production of clean water
Breakthrough may greatly improve the production of clean water. In...
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12-31-2020
Megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis may be tied to deep, slow activity
Megathrust earthquakes and their tsunamis are some of the most...
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12-31-2020
Earth's forests are threatened by drought and human development
Earth's forests are threatened by drought and human development. In...
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12-30-2020
Air pollution contributed to 1.67 million deaths in India last year
India's air pollution contributed to 1.67 million premature deaths in...
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12-30-2020
Humans should remember they are part of nature, says Prince Charles
In an interview with Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood on BBC...
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12-30-2020
Weddell seals communicate with ultrasonic sounds
Researchers at the University of Oregon are describing incredible sounds...
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