Ribbons of water vapor called atmospheric rivers wind through the troposphere, moving the planet’s moisture from near the equator toward the poles. These aerial waterways are responsible for about 20% ...

Confidence in science has become increasingly fragmented in the United States across our polarized political spectrum. And overall, the American public is showing declining trust in experts and ...

A landslide reportedly triggered by the 3 November 2025 earthquake in Afghanistan. Image from a video posted to Twitter by Jahanzeb Khan. Some videos have emerged from Afghanistan this morning, ...

This simulation shows what it might look like to dive into a lunar pit and explore a connected lava tube. Credit: Conor Marsh, University of Manchester/ ESA The Moon’s surface is pockmarked with more ...

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate phenomenon driven by interactions between the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. In recent decades, major advances in observing ...

The effects of topography on the distribution and movement of water on Earth have been observed throughout history. And while many scientific advances are well-documented, there are no summaries of ...

When waves break on the open ocean, they throw particles called sea spray aerosols into the atmosphere. These particles can be lifted kilometers into the air, where they may affect how clouds form and ...

Long-term weather forecasting is a difficult task, partly because weather systems are inherently chaotic. Though mathematical equations can approximate the underlying physics of weather, tiny ...

Magma is on the move beneath Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin in Wyoming and throughout the caldera but is unlikely to contribute to an eruption. Credit: Jim Peaco/NPS Magma deep beneath ...

Heat waves, such as the record-breaking Siberian heat wave in 2020, are having lingering impacts on Arctic ecosystems. Credit: Andrei Zverev/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 Now Kwon et al. suggest that the ...

Seventy percent of the world’s winemaking regions could become unsuitable for growing wine grapes if global temperatures exceed 2°C above the preindustrial average. This tally comes from a recent ...

A microscopic image shows soil (brown) that has been blended with polyester fibers (white). Credit: Ingraffia et al., 2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-421-2022 ...