Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously remain uncovered despite the shifting sands and sediment many leagues under the sea.

As food demand rises due to growing and changing populations around the world, increasing crop production has been a vital target for agriculture and food systems researchers who are working to ensure there is enough food to meet global need in the coming years.

Before sharing human research data, scientists routinely strip it of personal information such as name, address, and birthdate in order to protect the privacy of their study participants.

An international team of scientists this week released a first-ever study of how AI can help – as well as hinder – sustainable development worldwide.

ESA’s Aeolus satellite has been returning profiles of Earth’s winds since 3 September 2018, just after it was launched – and after months of careful testing these measurements are considered so good that the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is now using them in their forecasts.

Sand dunes and outcrops add color and dimension across the Namib Sand Sea.

Skeiðarárjökull is known for flooding caused by volcanic eruptions underneath the ice.

Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full extent of damage is only beginning to be realized.

Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our planet.

A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to ‘invade’ the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade.