Collecting data is a critical part of doing research. But it can be a lengthy, challenging process, and in some cases — especially when dealing with severe weather or treacherous terrain — it can pose a danger to scientists.

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that anticipated increases in urban land use in the Piedmont region of the southeastern United States will lead to loss of sensitive fish and invertebrate species from thousands of miles of small streams.

Major storm events have short-term impact, but Bay remains resilient in the long run, scientists say.

Geoscientists can reconstruct the climate of the past by analysing dripstones – and they can also draw up prognoses for the future.

The acidification of the Pacific Ocean in northern Japan is increasing the natural production rate of N2O, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas.

UC Riverside research sheds new light on earthquake that killed 9,000 people.

UT scientists have found that the Nile River is about six times older than previously thought.

Researchers revealed for the first time growth rates of deep-sea coral communities and the pattern of colonization by various species.

An expedition to Peru captures climate history trapped in ice – before it is gone.

Bushfires are still raging in Australia, particularly along the east coast of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland.