In Native Hawaiians’ genealogical stories, says Solomon Kahoʻohalahala, the coral polyp is considered the oldest ancestor, ...

When you think of oceans you probably think of water, but the most massive reservoir of liquid in the solar system is made ...

Scientists aboard a research vessel near Los Angeles collected ash, air and water samples as fire blazed on the hills before them in January.

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EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the ...

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Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...