By the end of the 21st century, waves will have gotten larger in some ocean basins, particularly the Southern Ocean, climate modeling reveals.Read More »Ocean Sciences
In freshwater vegetation flats upstream of the Chesapeake, chemical reactions create molecules that raise pH levels in the bay.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Scientists with Interstellar Probe, a proposed 50-year flight to interstellar space, are pondering how to plan and carry out a multigenerational mission.Read More »Education
The United States has always been a scientific powerhouse, but following a sudden announcement from ICE, some worry that “we’re just going to get so far behind.”Read More »Geology & Geophysics
New research provides a more accurate model that coastal managers and engineers can use to account for sand transport over time.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
This pioneer in the field of mineral physics contributed mightily to our understanding of mineral properties at high temperatures and high pressures and of Earth’s interior.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Misteriosos picos de contaminación—10 veces más altos que los niveles normales—ocurren en Santiago durante los partidos de fútbol televisados y son causados por decenas de miles de parrilladas, revelan nuevos resultados.Read More »Natural Hazards
Water levels in Africa’s largest lake have risen over a meter since last fall and continue to increase as land use changes and heavy rains enhance the flow.Read More »Climate Change
Long before we had satellites beaming terabytes of data back to Earth, we had covert spacecraft the size of school buses snapping photos on rolls of film 50 kilometers long.Read More »
Natural hazards are intersecting with the coronavirus pandemic in India, and researchers will need to model both to inform the public health response.Read More »
