“In times of crisis, people become really passionate about their food supply,” says Rachel Surls, sustainable food systems adviser for the Los Angeles County Cooperative Extension. “We saw a boom in ...

Plate tectonics just turned 50. The theory of how our planet’s lithosphere—its outer layer—changes shape and evolves is probably one of the most important scientific advancements of all time. Before ...

Scientists use data visualization to quantify, interpret, evaluate, and communicate information. Recent research into the ways that people see and interpret colors is improving tools to convey visual ...

Many Egyptian wells are located in oases, where groundwater is close to the surface, creating a lush green habitat surrounded by desert. Credit: Mahmoud Sherif Aside from the Nile River’s green ...

This article also may be read in Portuguese. In 2018, Brazilian and British scientists were exploring the seafloor around a volcanic plateau known as the Rio Grande Rise when they spotted rocks that ...

Fishermen ply their trade in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, one example of the vital importance of oceans to planet Earth and humankind. Measurements of ocean heating and sea ...

Warm water flowing into fjords and beneath ice shelves will continue to be a prime cause of glacial melting as global temperatures rise. This melting will, in turn, contribute to sea level rise and ...

Kelp cultivated in underwater forests could help curb climate change, both because of the carbon these forests capture and because products made from kelp can reduce carbon emissions. Credit: Peter ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped this image of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede in 2021. New experiments might help scientists identify exotic forms of ice present in ...

Canada’s 2023 wildfire season was the most destructive ever recorded, burning an area twice the size of Portugal. This photo shows an experimental forest fire in northwestern Canada, ignited to ...

(top) Observed and (bottom) simulated seasonal mean (December–January–February) 2-meter surface air temperature data. The observational estimate is taken from surface instrument records. The model ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The first documents damage along the line of the Teesta River, but ...