The site of the incipient landslide near to Farwell Canyon Bridge on the Chilcotin River in Canada. Image from the Tŝilhqot’in National Government. There are concerns about the potential impact of an ...

The Trump administration has holistically reevaluated the government’s relationship—and how it responds to threats— to the health and welfare of its citizens. The past year was a shock to the U.S.

In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump worked across agencies to roll back practical and political momentum to address the climate crisis. Experts say the array of administration ...

As marine-terminating glaciers melt, the resulting freshwater is released at the seafloor, which mixes with salty seawater and influences circulation patterns. As the oceans warm, it’s growing ...

Scientists are speaking out against Trump’s proposed acquisition of Greenland. Credit: Amanda, Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today. The ocean soaked up more heat last year than in any year ...

Evidence of a massive underwater landslide lurks beneath the seafloor of the Norwegian Sea. Credit: Politikaner/NASA World Wind, Public Domain When it comes to landslides, some of our planet’s largest ...

Callisto’s crater-covered surface may be hiding a liquid water ocean. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 2.0 But evidence for Callisto’s subsurface ocean remained inconclusive, as the moon ...

In the coming decades, climate change is likely to lead to a loss of sea ice in and an influx of warmer water to the Arctic Ocean, affecting the ocean’s vertical circulation. Brown et al. recently ...

Clouds on Venus race across the sky at speeds of more than 100 meters per second, driven by incompletely understood atmospheric dynamics. Credit: Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 2.0 Imagine the catastrophic ...

U.S. Geological Survey Pasadena earthquake response coordinator Sue Hough surveys rocks displaced by the magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, which struck Southern California in July 2019. New ...