If space is the final frontier, it's food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our...

Many people are familiar with flash floods—torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there's also such a thing as a flash drought, and...

A new report, co-authored by Carnegie's Diana Roman, presents a plan for an ambitious interdisciplinary initiative aimed at advancing understanding of the processes that...

A moderate earthquake shook Italy's northeastern coast early Wednesday, causing some cracks in buildings and prompting at least one health clinic to evacuate. There...

Are hurricanes getting stronger? Although we'll never see a Category 6 hurricane, data does show that more hurricanes are becoming more severe. Hurricane and climate...

Ice is continuously streaming off Greenland's melting glaciers at an accelerating rate, dramatically increasing global sea levels. New results published today in Nature indicate...