The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for roughly a week in the lab. Did she manage to hold her breath for all that time, ...

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

The Southern Ocean—vast, boundless waters surrounding Antarctica—plays an outsized role in global climate, largely thanks to tiny drifting organisms called plankton that soak up carbon. Reporting in ...

From coral reefs and sinking cities to vanishing glaciers and disappearing islands, this guide explains what’s putting 17 iconic places at risk—and how travelers can reduce harm through smarter timing ...

The findings could reshape how climate scientists model carbon sequestration – the natural or engineered process by which carbon dioxide gas is removed from the atmosphere – and ocean carbon cycling ...

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts of water on the hottest days of the year to keep the ...

As the United States continues to lead global oil and gas production—accounting for roughly 20% of worldwide output in 2024—understanding how different extraction methods affect ecosystems has never ...

The National Park Service (NPS) released an urgent warning about dangerous quicksand pockets forming near shorelines and in drainages throughout the park, which spans Arizona and Utah.

Scientific research examines whether Mars could support human life through terraforming, outlining atmospheric, temperature, and energy requirements needed to transform the planet into a habitable ...

In the town of Merrimack, the PFAS levels turned out to be so severe that some residents still rely on bottled water 10 years later. Their fight for answers is the subject of the new podcast “Safe to ...

Surface water is fundamental to the Earth system, and it is undergoing rapid transformation driven by climate variability, extreme events, land use change, ...

ALPINE For three days in February, Alpine became the center of one of the most consequential water conversations in Texas. More than 350 landowners, scientists, groundwater conservation district ...