A new framework aims to better equip scientists, communities, and decisionmakers to characterize data and rapidly respond to ...

Southern Oscillation’s global reach and complex ocean–atmosphere interactions across timescales, two simple, elegant equations capture its key dynamics and defining properties.

The first person of color and first Earth scientist to serve as director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science ...

Contrary to conventional wisdom that glaciers just carve landscapes, they can also form low-relief surfaces by sheltering ...

Researchers have found chemicals from personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and laundry soap in Antarctic snow.

A modeling study shows how warm subtropical waters and cold Antarctic waters combine to form an Indo-Pacific water mass that ...

Healthy soil is the foundation of our food, clean water, and a stable climate, and cutting-edge science helps us to protect ...

High-latitude variations in density, which appear to be driven by changes in atmospheric pressure, can propagate to ...

Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States, forcing botanical ...

Quantifying carbon export to the deep ocean is critical for understanding changes in Earth’s climate. Measurements in the ...

Long-term monitoring at a site in the subantarctic region south of Australia combined with ship-based observations reveals ...

The movement of unique landforms called “rock glaciers” give insight into how climate change is impacting permafrost in mountainous regions.