A new study reveals over the last 20 years, 75% of the world's population lives in an area where drinking water is decreasing ...

The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found. Arid land areas are ...

A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...

A team of scientists led by David Amblàs, from the Consolidated Research Group in Marine Geosciences at the University of ...

It is this tension between maintaining the unum amid our multiplying pluribus that is reflected in the religious skirmishes ...

The fossil, estimated to be about 70 million years old, was buried 763 feet below the surface and unearthed because of a drilling project.

The cold blob—also known as a warming “hole”—can be spotted on maps of Earth’s changing surface temperature, appearing as a blue dot of cooling in a sea of red heat.

Japan's H-2A rocket, built for JAXA by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, was capable of launching payloads into a geostationary orbit around Earth and to orbit around the moon.

Columbia researchers found arsenic in drinking water is associated with poor birth outcomes, and released data on nationwide water contamination.

A new map uncovers the true impact of agriculture on Earth's systems, and why it's the most overlooked opportunity to improve public and planetary health.

(Image credit: Shutterstock) The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry.

Discover how Sysuimicrobiota microbes in soil can aid in pollution cleanup and water purification, offering hope for a healthier planet.