Cracks in the Arctic sea ice are important for satellite-based measurements of the ice’s thickness.

Emergency room physicians asked Texas A&M’s John Criscione for help as supplies diminish.

Study finds that sediments can play a key role in determining the magnitude and location of devastating "megaquakes".

A new study from a University of Michigan researcher and colleagues at three institutions demonstrates the potential for using existing networks of buried optical fibers as an inexpensive observatory for monitoring and studying earthquakes.

Researchers can better quantify the range of possible impacts from landfalling storms.

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers are investigating how the layouts, or textures, of cities influence extreme weather events.

Using a specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensor, MIT neuroscientists have discovered how dopamine released deep within the brain influences both nearby and distant brain regions.

Dropping Mentos® candies into a bottle of soda causes a foamy jet to erupt. 

Extreme weather events – such as severe drought, storms, and heat waves – have been forecast to become more commonplace and are already starting to occur.

An international team of researchers led by geoscientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, have now provided a new and unprecedented perspective on the climate history of Antarctica.