Changes in river chemistry in the northwestern North American Arctic reflect increased acid rock drainage associated with permafrost thaw, an unexpected consequence of Arctic warming.

A global comparison of microbial magnetic minerals unlocks a new tool for glimpsing the future of oxygen in Earth’s changing oceans.

Arctic landscapes with spots of disconnected permafrost erode faster than those with continuous permafrost, a new study finds ...

A new study suggests cross-hemispheric overturning circulation could continue for centuries, even as North Atlantic Deep ...

A researcher uses housing and poverty data to identify locations where children are more likely to be exposed to lead.

Borehole distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) offers a more precise way to measure small earthquakes, if appropriate care is ...

CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Forest soils store an estimated 40% of the world’s terrestrial carbon, but estimates suggest that around ...

Satellite carbon dioxide observations detect more carbon-cycle extremes than ground stations but still miss many events and underestimate their magnitude.

A 20-year monitoring study in the discontinuous permafrost zone of Nunavik, Canada documents changing ground thermal dynamics and associated thaw subsidence.

When corals get too hot, the algae that feed them can disappear, leaving them bleached. Blocking the Sun could help.

A new method for handling satellite aerosol observations boosts simulation accuracy, with potential benefits for weather and climate forecasting.

The aftermath of the Budhi Gandaki landslide. Still from a video posted to Youtube by Online Khabar. Information is emerging about this major event in Nepal. Helicopter video suggests that it was ...