Soil moisture differences can increase rainfall and storm size, improving forecasting and early warnings for tropical regions ...

Land water is vanishing faster. Earth's surface struggles to recover, risking food, water, and climate stability.

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

Precise information about agricultural soils is key to managing them more efficiently and sustainably. Researchers at the ...

Ofelia Opocué’s life has been shaped by loss, she says. Twenty-three years ago, the FARC gave her family an ultimatum: leave ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed.

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.

Weather is one of nature’s most captivating forces, endlessly fascinating and often unpredictable. From the gentle caress of ...

Rebecca Tickell chatted about the Global Watch Party for her upcoming environmental documentaries on Amazon Prime Video, which coincides with Earth Day 2025.

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet.

So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.