A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to help sustain other ecosystems across the world.

Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses – and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say.

Sea-level rise due to climate change is poised to shift the way that rivers naturally chart their path to the shoreline. 

A recent work published in Geophysical Research Letters by a team of researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences finds that the projected uncertainty of the precipitation increase over global land monsoon regions by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) models is mainly due to the spread of the circulation changes across models.

From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a smile – how it picks you up, changes your outlook, and generally makes you feel better. 

Xin Ning, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, specializes in developing materials for use in space. 

When a hurricane approaches, providing a few extra hours’ notice can be the difference between life and death. 

An international task force, including two University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientists, concludes in new research that mobile health (mHealth) technologies are a viable option to monitor COVID-19 patients at home and predict which ones will need medical intervention.

The tenth named tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season was named today, Aug. 13, after NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime image of the storm.

Views from above show the extent of change across Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park.