Scientists uncover the mechanics behind tropical marine low cloud cover and its influence on models of anthropogenic climate change.Read More »Natural Hazards
Scientists disagree about the validity of the spatial scintillation index, a tool that aims to forecast earthquakes based on atmospheric disturbances.Read More »Climate Change
A 30-year climate analysis reveals an increase in sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the surrounding region.Read More »
The aurora crowning Jupiter's poles—the most powerful in the solar system—flares up when plasma is injected into its magnetic field.Read More »Ocean Sciences
New research shows that when ice in the seafloor melts, single-cell organisms metabolize the methane released, preventing the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
A social science perspective on unpredictable flood risk systems may help us expect the unexpected and mitigate flood damage.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
The largest ever strike-slip earthquake may have occurred on a newly developing boundary between the Indian and Australian plates.Read More »Biogeosciences
Drought conditions dictate whether atmospherically deposited sulfate stays locked in a peatland or is mobilized to stimulate the bacterial methylation of mercury.Read More »Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
