Crowds gathered today at rallies, such as this one in Boston, Mass., to “Stand Up for Science” after a tumultuous year in science policy. Credit: Grace van Deelen/AGU Thousands of rally-goers in 33 ...

Using a new technique to analyze old synthetic aperture radar data, researchers observed direct evidence of a Venusian lava tube about 300 meters tall and 1 kilometer in diameter. Here an artist’s ...

For decades, scientists have debated how earthquakes can occur in the hot, dense mantle beneath continents. Most earthquakes happen in Earth’s brittle upper crust, where rocks snap under pressure. But ...

Satellite image of the Rubaya mining site in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Image copyright Planet Labs, used with permission, collected on 24 February 2026. There are disputed reports of another ...

Though 77% of Antarctica's coastline remains stable, the unstable portions have lost large amounts of ice over the past three decades. Credit: NASA/GSFC, Public Domain Research & Developments is a ...

Major tectonic features within the North American midcontinent. The red and purple stars mark the locations of the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, with igneous intrusions at around 270 million ...

The Trump administration has holistically reevaluated the government’s relationship—and how it responds to threats— to the health and welfare of its citizens. The past year was a shock to the U.S.

In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump worked across agencies to roll back practical and political momentum to address the climate crisis. Experts say the array of administration ...

New research examines how much heat people are exposed to as they walk to and from the metro stations in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Credit: Pepper St. Clair Taking the train or ...

Clouds on Venus race across the sky at speeds of more than 100 meters per second, driven by incompletely understood atmospheric dynamics. Credit: Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 2.0 Imagine the catastrophic ...

In recent years, the international community has made progress in slowing increases in the rate of carbon dioxide emissions and in acknowledging the scale of methane leaks from oil and gas facilities.

Earthquake surface ruptures can cause severe damage to infrastructure and, while preventative measures can be taken to allow the structures to adapt in the case of an earthquake, one of the best ...