Volcanoes are often feared for their destructive power, but a new study reminds us that they can foster new growth.

Maps derived from satellite data show island conditions post-storm.

NASA’s DC-8 will be conducting low-level flights over the Los Angeles Basin and San Joaquin Valley on Sept. 5 as the flying laboratory returns from a two-month investigation into the life cycles of smoke from fires in the United States.

The Leukaemic Stem Cell research group, led by Ruth M. Risueño, has discovered in preclinical trials that a particular group of antihistamines can kill leukaemic stem cells.

Floods and flash floods kill more people each year than any other severe weather hazard.

The rising and falling of the sea is a phenomenon upon which we can always depend.

The USGS is providing comprehensive scientific capabilities and information that decision makers, emergency responders and communities can use to help them prepare, cope and recover from the storm.

The same genetic mutations that can trigger cancer in some tissues are relatively harmless in others.

Excess fertilization of agricultural fields is a huge environmental problem.

The important nutrient phosphate may be less abundant in the global ocean than previously thought, according to a new paper in Science Advances.