Stanford scientists simulated the local risk of damaging or nuisance-level shaking caused by hydraulic fracturing across the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas.

Researchers work to map shallow waters with freely available data and cloud computing.

Windy regions high in the atmosphere can transport pollutants like dust or soot thousands of miles around the world and disrupt everyday life for thousands of people.

The West Coast continental shelf is known to host methane bubble streams, formerly thought to be rare.

New research reveals frequency of glacier detachments from mountain rock.

As part of a laboratory experiment, Rebecca Holmes examined water bottles that had been acquired from abroad expecting to find bisphenol A (BPA), a human-made component commonly found in polycarbonate plastics used to make consumer products.

Forget diamonds—plastic is forever. It takes decades, or even centuries, for plastic to break down, and nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists in some form today.

Following several explosive eruptions on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, volcanic ash poses myriad hazards in the air and on the ground.

The landscape of the Quilian Mountains exhibits layer upon layer of spectacularly colorful rocks.

Solar panels also benefit the welfare of the lambs by providing shade.