Located near Naples, Italy, Vesuvius last had a violent eruption in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War. 

Native marine macroalgae, also known as limu, or as seaweed, thrive in environments created by natural groundwater seeps, specifically benefiting from the combined effects of enhanced  nutrients despite lowered salinity levels, according to a minireview published recently by a team of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers. 

UD researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals.

The English Channel prevents many rockpool species "making the jump" from Europe to the UK, new research shows.

The event, known locally as “la calima,” turned skies orange and degraded air quality in Gran Canaria and neighboring islands.

What does a “resilient” forest look like in California’s Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we’re used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis.

A study conducted by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Vaisala Inc., published yesterday in the Geological Society of America’s journal Geology, discusses how advances in global lightning detection have provided novel ways to characterize explosive volcanism. 

A Southwest Research Institute scientist set out to prove that the tiny, innermost moon of Saturn was a frozen inert satellite and instead discovered compelling evidence that Mimas has a liquid internal ocean. 

The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around the world, from Arctic wetlands to livestock feedlots. 

In Minnesota, there’s a research farm peppered with wind turbines that, when in full swing, boasts an astonishingly low carbon footprint.