A new study shows that atmospheric rivers may be responsible for up to 90% of Antarctica’s annual precipitation.

In honor of the AGU Book Program’s 70th anniversary, Editorial Board members reflect on their involvement over recent years ...

Orbital imaging has hinted that Mars may have carbon-containing rocks called carbonates on its surface. Carbonates on Mars could offer new insights into how water interacted with rock on the Red ...

An archive of pilot whale tissue collected around the Faroe Islands has provided scientists with a decades-long record of how different per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulate in remote ...

During the Apollo missions to the Moon, astronauts encountered an unexpected hazard: lunar dust. It clung to their spacesuits; crept into the lunar landers; and caused irritated throats, coughing fits ...

The Amazon saw its worst wildfire season in decades in 2024. New research examines the consequences. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA Wildfires in the rainy, humid Amazon might once have seemed unlikely, but ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. AFP has posted a very good overview of the hazards posed by ...

An artist’s concept depicts what the Earth-analogue planet might look like, with the white dwarf star in the background. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Earth’s future is bleak. At best, ...

Sometimes, rivers suddenly jump their banks, abandoning channels and washing over floodplains in search of new paths. These rare events, called avulsions, can cause catastrophic flooding and threaten ...

Data from the Perseverance rover indicate abundant carbonates in Jezero Crater, a finding with implications for Mars’s climatic history.

Brown patches on potato leaves are evidence of moderate ozone damage occurring after dry deposition of ozone through plant stomata. Credit: Danica Lombardozzi / National Center for Atmospheric ...

Artist’s impression of an asteroid in the distance impacting shallow waters near the modern-day Yucatán Peninsula. Credit: Science Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo The devastating tsunamis that struck ...