Bans on older versions of “forever chemicals” seem to be working. But emerging variants behave in ways that scientists are ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The Trump Administration has ...

Earth’s ionosphere becomes visible as faint bands of red and green glow in this long-exposure photograph taken from the International Space Station at night. The International Reference Ionosphere ...

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 ...

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a remote sensing technique used to observe Earth’s surface and has applications in military operations, scientific research, agriculture, and more. Compared to in ...

Planet Labs image of the aftermath of the Chambishi TSF failure. Image copyright Planet, captured on 23 February 2025, used with permission. The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely ...

Planet Labs satellite image of the aftermath of the heap leach landslide at the Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon. Image copyright Planet Labs used with permission. Image dated 24 June 2024. The Landslide ...

Erupting from the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands are some of the most isolated landmasses on the planet. Communities and ecosystems there depend on a reliable climate ...

Scientists show small earthquakes caused by fracking near Guy-Greenbrier, Ark., in 2010 that could have been early indicators of high stress levels on larger faults deeper underground. To assess this ...

Pine Hollow Arboretum’s founder, John W. Abbuhl, began planting trees around his Albany, N.Y., home in the 1960s. He planted species native to surrounding ecosystems but also made ambitious ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The 22 July 2024 landslide in Ethiopia. Image posted to Facebook by ...

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this microwave image of the Earth, including the Arctic sea ice cap, on 3 September 2010. Satellite images such as this provide a compelling visual record of seasonal ...