Plastic pollution may ripple downstream, threatening the human and wildlife communities that depend on glacier-fed waters.

Tire particles might seem tasty, if you’re a fish—but a new study shows how this pervasive microplastic can affect growth and ...

New claims challenge inconsistencies in one of the foundational principles of physics. What could this mean for geophysics ...

Solid-state fuels—recently used to help launch astronauts to the Moon for the first time in decades—appear to be the fuel ...

Hotter, drier conditions in the western United States have led to a rise in wildfire activity that has damaged or destroyed ...

And we need to start paying attention because all the weather predictions are saying that we’re going to get more unpredictability and more climate extremes.” Odd Jacobson, a behavioral ecologist at ...

Methane emitted at higher latitude regions (Europe) tends to stay in the atmosphere longer, contributing to higher global ...

Central North America witnesses more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth. Each year, 10 times as many twisters barrel through the United States compared with Canada, which is second on the list.

Natural hazards are present on every part of planet Earth. Sometimes a natural event—such as extreme weather, a volcanic eruption, earthquake, or disease outbreak—turns into a disaster for humans, the ...

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 ...

A failure in a coastal cliff at Sitio Buhangin, Barangay Patuco, Sarangani following the 8 June 2026 earthquake near Mindanao. Image tweeted by Radyo Pilipinas. To date news reports suggest two fatal ...