A team of planetary scientists, ecologists, and marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in ...

Did you know that vast amounts of water exist throughout our galaxy? Much of this is in gaseous form, but scientists believe ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

After fifteen years of stagnation, platinum has woken up in a big way, with an impressive 36% surge over the past two months.

Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future ...

Hidden in every tenth of a degree of extra warmth are hair-trigger switches built into Earth systems that are critical for all life.

We may speak colloquially of elevations with respect to “sea level,” but Earth’s seas are actually ... infrastructure involving flowing water, such as dams and canals. In 2020, the ...

It also backs up the idea that Earth’s water may have been delivered by icy comets or asteroids ... This isn’t just a cool data point on a space chart. It’s a paradigm shift. For centuries, we’ve ...

Instead of an even string of look-alike vertebrae, Tiktaalik’s spine carried specialized sections, and the rear ribs grew stout enough to brace a body that sometimes lifted clear of the water’s push .

Researchers say they have uncovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into question widely held beliefs about the origins of water and the ...

Many of those challenges have been laid bare by the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer, which charts any body of water on the Earth’s surface larger than 30 metres by 30 metres. It offers what experts ...