A new study reconstructs the path of frozen trees as they made their way across…
RESEARCH
Carbon Dissolved in Arctic Rivers Affects Our World—here’s How to Study It
In a pair of recently published papers, Michael Rawlins, a professor in the University of Massachusetts…
Quantifying Change on Barrier Islands Highlights the Value of Storms
Researchers have developed a methodology for quantifying landscape changes on barrier islands and, in doing…
Scientists Use Seasons to Find Water for Future Mars Astronauts
An international team of researchers has used seasonal variations to identify likely sub-surface deposits of…
A Visual and Scientific History of Water from Noted Science Writer Jack Challoner
Water is so ubiquitous in our lives that it is easy to take for granted.…
UCI, NASA JPL Scientists Uncover Additional Threat to Antarctica’s Floating Ice Shelves
Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have examined the…
After the Flood Disaster in Western Germany: What Science Must Find Answers To
On 14 July 2021, between 60 and 180 mm of rain fell in the Eifel…
Public Will Pay Over $500 Million a Year for Hurricane Forecast Improvements, Study Finds
A recent survey of people recently affected by hurricanes across four states found that the…
Some Past Sea Levels May Not Have Been as High as Thought, Says Study of Rising and Sinking Landmasses
One of the current mysteries of climate science surrounds the widely accepted evidence that during…
Students Restore and Learn from Campus Wetlands
After a hard rain, water roars through roadside channels and culverts, often eroding the ground…
