Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that shook communities almost exactly two years...
An ancient leg bone uncovered in Africa might provide a step forward in understanding how dinosaurs and their close relatives evolved.
The 225-million-year-old fossil adds to growing evidence that an enigmatic group of reptiles known as the silesaurs played...
Over the past century, the Earth's average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The evidence is hard to...
In a new journal article, EPFL professor Tom Battin reviews our current understanding of carbon fluxes in the world's river networks. He demonstrates their...
A new report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) reveals how climate change is significantly impacting Antarctica's ice sheets, climate and ecosystems,...
The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) is an anticyclonic atmospheric system hovering over the middle and lower troposphere of the northwestern Pacific, dominating summer...
Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist at Washington...
