Years ago, scientists noted something odd: Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflect nearly the same amount of sunlight back into space. The reason why this symmetry is odd is because the ...

Field testing and comparisons of different thermal imaging cameras were conducted during the Great Thermal Bake-off workshop in August 2024. In this image captured by one of the cameras, colors ...

Two new studies investigate the possible origins of organic molecules detected in plumes erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, pictured here in an artist’s impression. Enceladus’s ...

A new paper describes a rock avalanche in Greenland about 10,900 years BP that had a volume of over 1 billion cubic metres and that travelled almost 16 kilometres. The rear scar of the landslide is ...

Fishermen ply their trade in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, one example of the vital importance of oceans to planet Earth and humankind. Measurements of ocean heating and sea ...

Mycorrhizal fungi, shown here with false color, have a symbiotic relationship with most plants. Credit: Oyarte-Galvez (AMOLF)/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Just as the human body contains a ...

Ancient driftwood found in Stanton’s Cave, about 40 meters above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., hinted at a catastrophic landslide occurring more than 50,000 years ago.

The rare earth element niobium was likely dragged to the surface as the supercontinent Rodinia broke apart more than 800 million years ago. Credit: Artem Topchiy/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 For much of ...

Confidence in science has become increasingly fragmented in the United States across our polarized political spectrum. And overall, the American public is showing declining trust in experts and ...

The lower Matai'an landslide barrier lake prior to the failure on 21 October 2025. Still from a video posted to Youtube by CNA English News courtesy of the Hualien branch of the Forestry and Nature ...

A collection of Commentaries published in the journals of the American Geophysical Union illuminate the deep and growing benefits of research in the Earth and space sciences for humanity. This image ...