Nature for nerds
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
The consequences of nuclear catastrophe extend far beyond the initial explosion—it could dismantle global food security for decades to come, a new study suggests.
The number of peer-reviewed studies using iNaturalist data has surged more than tenfold in the past five years, new research shows.
Strong ocean tides could be driving the growth of huge fractures in Antarctica’s ice shelves, new research suggests.
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.
A record-setting 14 days of extreme heat in Finland have triggered severe heat and wildfire warnings.
Researchers used machine learning to reanalyze Yellowstone's historical earthquake data, revealing that humans may have missed a few things.
A new study provides the first estimates of lightning-killed trees, a crucial figure for understanding Earth's carbon cycle.
The southern part of the earthquake’s rupture moved at speeds of over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per second.
The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending. Is it?
These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed light on how human-generated emissions will shape our planet’s future.
The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold in destructive ways.
The Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system proved to be as efficient as traditional seismic networks.
Several years of repeated volcanic eruptions near the town of Grindavík have driven most residents to flee.
Under the second Trump administration, it’s becoming increasingly harder to access information about the climate crisis.
Heavy rains Monday triggered flash floods in multiple East Coast states, resulting in chaos on roads and transit systems and at least two fatalities in New Jersey.
In April, geologists performing maintenance work at Norris Geyser Basin found something unexpected.
Federal firefighters initially tried to manage the Dragon Bravo Fire with a confine-and-contain strategy. Arizona state officials say this was a grave mistake.
New research suggests that the thousands of dams built over the past two centuries have caused the Earth's poles to drift more than a meter.
Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.
