The Auckland region is dotted with distinctive, visible volcanoes and mostly invisible fault lines. Scientists are still trying to understand how they’re connected. Credit: Bruce Hayward/Wikimedia ...

A new study used satellite imagery to evaluate the health of giant and bull kelp canopies like this one along the California coast. Credit: Emelly Ortiz-Villa Kelp forests are underwater jungles and ...

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, was one of three eruption events studied by researchers investigating links between flooding and volcanic gases. Credit: Dave Harlow/USGS, Public ...

A recent photograph of the Matai'an landslide dam and lake in Taiwan. Image by the Forest Protection Administration of Taiwan. Extremely heavy rainfall associated with super typhoon Ragasa could cause ...

Satellite image of the aftermath of the 31 August 2025 landslides in Sudan. Planet image draped onto the Google Earth DEM. Image copyright Planet, used with permission. Image dated 6 September 2025.

Researchers warn that preventable heat-related deaths will continue to rise with continued fossil fuel emissions.

A wakeboat churns up surfable waves while piloting over acoustic sensors on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. New research analyzed how different watercraft affect the lake bed at various depths. Credit: ...

After water from a subglacial lake broke through the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet, it seems to have flowed for several kilometers before reentering the ice and traveling beneath Harder Glacier, ...

Rescinding the Roadless Rule would affect 45 million acres of national forests and grasslands, including areas such as Tahoe National Forest, seen here. Credit: Jonathan Cook-Fisher, CC BY 2.0 ...