Example time slices of geomagnetic field intensity at Earth’s surface over the past 100 thousand years (ka) from the global GGF100k model show the field variability. This includes structures ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Nepal is one of the most landslide prone countries on earth, a ...

Healthy soils are vital for sustaining life on Earth. They are essential for ecosystems, agricultural production, and clean water, and even help to regulate climate. A new article in Reviews of ...

Despite consistently rising sea levels, most of Aldabra Atoll’s shoreline hasn’t changed since 1960. Credit: Hansueli Krapf/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 With global sea levels projected to rise 44 ...

The Jehol Biota, an ancient ecosystem in Liaoning province in northeastern China, includes a dense and diverse array of Cretaceous flora and fauna and is a hot spot of feathered dinosaur fossils. A ...

The effects of topography on the distribution and movement of water on Earth have been observed throughout history. And while many scientific advances are well-documented, there are no summaries of ...

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on water levels in rivers and other waterways are especially crucial to ...

The Ordovician Camp Nelson Limestone correlates with high indoor radon levels in Kentucky. A new geologically based interactive map highlights indoor radon potential throughout the state. Credit: ...

Many graduate programs in the United States, including a growing number of geoscience programs, are dropping the GRE as an admissions requirement. Credit: Brodie Vissers, CC0 1.0 “The GRE does not ...

Years ago, scientists noted something odd: Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflect nearly the same amount of sunlight back into space. The reason why this symmetry is odd is because the ...

Radionuclides were suggested as markers of the Anthropocene, but scientists say the markers could just as well be plastics or other manufactured materials. Credit ...

Two new studies investigate the possible origins of organic molecules detected in plumes erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, pictured here in an artist’s impression. Enceladus’s ...