Coral reef growth rates in the tropical western Atlantic have slowed to a fraction of what they once were, erasing coastal ...

Alaska’s Copper River Delta is home to a wetland ecosystem influenced by multiple forces spanning geology, climate, and biology. Credit: NOAA Photo Library/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Increased warming in ...

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 ...

Lead is a neurotoxin that can damage multiple body systems and lead to learning and developmental problems. The element has been phased out of use in paint, gasoline, and other industrial applications ...

Global river datasets represent rivers that flow downstream in single paths that follow surface elevation, but they often miss branching river systems found in areas such as floodplains, canals, and ...

Soil salinization refers to the excess accumulation of salt in soil to a level that affects crop production and ecosystem functioning. This poses serious threats to sustainable agriculture, soil ...

Fair peer review is a necessity for research across all scientific disciplines. Thousands of experts volunteer their time each year to advance scientific understanding and provide feedback to their ...

Climate subsystems, such as summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, can undergo abrupt shifts as temperatures rise. Credit: khail Varentsov, distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 They then ...

During a 45-day Arctic expedition aboard the R/V Sikuliaq, researchers collected ice cores containing diatoms that revealed how microorganisms move in extremely cold environments. Credit: Lexi Arlen ...

The underground vault and nearby weather station at Global Seismographic Network station TRIS on Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic. Credit: IRIS Editors’ Vox is a blog from AGU’s Publications ...

In a new study, Yuan et al. find evidence tracing the first subduction event to the same impact that created our Moon. The giant impact hypothesis theorizes that early in its history, Earth was struck ...

A major slope collapse in frozen sediments in Canada highlights the role of progressive failure. Back in January of this year, I posted fascinating a piece by Derek Cronmiller of the Yukon Geological ...