U seismologists are learning what continental mantle earthquakes, occurring far below Earth's crust, reveal about what lies beneath northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming.

Birmingham researchers’ novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods.

In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku churned across the North Pacific Ocean and brought heavy rain and flooding to the Mariana Islands. 

From late May into early June 2026, a broad, slow-spinning storm churned north-northwest over the Philippine Sea toward southern Japan. 

Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet’s most climate-sensitive regions, according to new research from McMaster University, VU Amsterdam, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center.

Mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise, new research suggests.

Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is not easy.

“When we talk about textile waste, the debate often focuses on the clothes we throw away.

Kitchen sponges are among the most frequently used household items – and may also represent a previously underestimated source of microplastics.

Every year at Grand Canyon National Park, millions of visitors from all over the world stop at one of a dozen water spigots.