A series of tragic deaths in Canada, the U.S. and Europe is showing how tricky avalanches still are to predict. Will that ...

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

Researchers have proposed that the rapid loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans, lakes, and rivers qualifies as a 10th planetary boundary, expanding a framework that scientists use to gauge whether human ...

Despite progress and strong advocacy, some say local inclusion in ocean decisions is often still merely performative.

And with such practice, honing this hidden sense may even become a superpower for humans. If people can pick up temperature from sound without realizing it, intentional training could enhance that ...

A climate scientist explains why Earth is 'running a fever' and how climate change impacts health, the economy, and daily life.

A drastic weather pattern change is about to induce an acute case of weather whiplash.

With spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises ...

Sepsis moves fast. A patient can arrive at hospital with what appears to be a routine infection and, within hours, develop organ failure. Survival often depends on how quickly treatment begins. Across ...

Rossby waves are the large bends or meanders in the jet stream. When the jet stream dips southward, meteorologists call it a trough, which typically allows colder air to spill southward. When the jet ...

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

It was 2018 when Belfountain resident Ann Seymour, who had lived there for over 20 years, was standing in line at a grocery store when a nearby resident turned to ...