Climate change is bringing increased variability to annual snowfall, which affects how much water is stored for ecosystem and ...

Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.

Researchers mapped coral reef connectivity across the Seychelles archipelago to inform conservation efforts in the face of ...

Plants living in the shadows grew faster when exposed to excess carbon dioxide. But this short-term effect could vanish in a ...

As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought ...

Jets along Enceladus’s famous tiger stripes may be punching through the moon’s icy shell because strike-slip motion periodically tears the features. New research explains how tides between the moon ...

Mexico’s largest Earth science festival will debut special activities to engage children in science—although audiences of all ages are welcome to enjoy them.

Dieckman: The music you’re listening to right now features drums by Lisa Schonberg and additional percussion by…ants. When Schonberg first went down to the Amazon to record ant sounds for a music ...

Millions of tons of plastic are entering the ocean every year. But where it all ends up is still a mystery. A new study estimates between 3 and 11 million metric tons of it are lying on the seafloor.