Alarming Threat: New Research Reveals That U.S. Groundwater Is Getting Saltier
For over thirty years, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have been tracking the quality of groundwater in wells throughout the nation. Their focus has been…
For over thirty years, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have been tracking the quality of groundwater in wells throughout the nation. Their focus has been…
Caltech researchers used advanced imaging techniques to investigate increased seismic activity in California’s Long Valley Caldera, a dormant supervolcano. Since the 1980s, researchers have observed…
The Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has detected one of the largest ozone holes over Antarctica, possibly influenced by the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption. Despite historic…
New research, based largely on information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and ESA’s CryoSat satellite missions, has revealed alarming findings about the state of Antarctica’s ice…
Have you ever gazed up at the sky and pondered how much all that air weighs? It’s a question that might seem simple at first…
A groundbreaking study has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that significantly influences Earth’s climate. The research was conducted by Hebrew University’s Ph.D. candidate, Kaushal Gianchandani,…
Researchers find that the energy use needed to cool buildings in U.S. cities may increase by 13.8% for each degree of climate warming on average….
As the Moon crossed between the Sun and Earth during the 2023 annular solar eclipse, its shadow darkened skies across the United States. On October…
The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning in summer 2023, with implications for the health of coral…
The vast expanse of the United States is replete with captivating landscapes and features. Islands, especially, hold a unique allure. From the tropical ambiance of…
The Alaskan tundra puts on a fleeting display of color before the snows fall and bears hibernate. As summer turns to fall in Alaska, days…
MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability. If you could sink through the Earth’s crust, you might hear, with…
The cultural and political hub of El Salvador lies along the Central American Volcanic Arc. Along the Pacific coastline of Central America, a string of…
A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, Lake Urmia has nearly gone dry. After rapidly growing in volume just a…
Rising global population and more frequent extreme weather events are putting our water resources at risk. However, there’s a limited understanding of how different sectors…
Study reveals that 2 billion individuals experienced at least one day of potentially health-impacting wildfire smoke. The world’s first study examining the rise in pollution…
A new study suggests impact-driven mixing of mantle materials could create current mantle composition. Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Simone Marchi collaborated on a new study…
Dynamic Arctic conditions have caused major die-offs in gray whales since the 1980s. Despite their adaptability, climate change presents new challenges, affecting their prey and…