Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a new framework for assessing flood risk that's been developed by an interdisciplinary team from Penn State.

A new study maps out the old growth forests, peatlands, and mangroves that must be preserved to prevent catastrophic climate change.

A new study by Texas A&M researchers could help environmental agencies keep track of the source of organic air pollutants.

From 2008 through early November 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration mapped 2 million square kilometers (772,204 square miles) of seafloor aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

The US State of Washington is under a state of emergency following days of severe wind and rain leading to extensive flooding in parts of the state.

s the global climate change conversation intensifies and nations look to minimize environmental impacts in their own backyards, nature-based solutions are garnering new levels of interest.

When geologist Elizabeth Miller started mapping a fault system in Death Valley, she questioned the origin of some sedimentary rocks previously assumed to be locally derived.

A team of scientists has identified an additional force that likely contributed to a mass extinction event 250 million years ago.

Rocks on Mars may contain numerous types of non-biological deposits that look similar to the kinds of fossils likely to be found if the planet ever supported life, a study says.

Scientists used data on more than 9,000 soil samples from around the world, and found that carbon storage "declines strongly" as average temperatures increase.