The aftermath of the 25 October 2025 landslide at Kukas in PNG. Still from a video posted to Facebook by Ben Mcpitu. An early morning landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, killed at least 22 people ...

A microscopic image shows soil (brown) that has been blended with polyester fibers (white). Credit: Ingraffia et al., 2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-421-2022 ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today. A yearly analysis of climate change’s progress and effects ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Long-term weather forecasting is a difficult task, partly because weather systems are inherently chaotic. Though mathematical equations can approximate the underlying physics of weather, tiny ...

Heat waves, such as the record-breaking Siberian heat wave in 2020, are having lingering impacts on Arctic ecosystems. Credit: Andrei Zverev/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 Now Kwon et al. suggest that the ...

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate phenomenon driven by interactions between the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. In recent decades, major advances in observing ...

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 ...

Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other terrestrial ecosystems, these slow-moving rivers of ice do not have other large ...