Sea levels around Africa are rising faster than the global average: What's behind this alarming trend
Sun 10:30am By NULLFor over three decades, satellites orbiting Earth have measured the height of the ocean surface with…Dishwashing with side effects: Kitchen sponges release microplastics
Mar 21, 2026, 2:00 pm By NULLKitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in…Satellite radar shows Alaska glaciers melt three extra weeks for each 1°C of summer warming
Mar 21, 2026, 6:30 am By NULLAlaska's glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1…March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records
Mar 21, 2026, 6:07 am By NULLA burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous…Sweden's 'old‑growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands—new study
Mar 20, 2026, 8:30 pm By NULLMost of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests…New model links carbon-13 spike to Great Oxidation Event 2.45 billion years ago
Mar 20, 2026, 7:40 pm By NULLTwo University of Victoria (UVic) geologists have integrated field geology with statistical modeling…Why some regions are winning the fight against groundwater depletion
Mar 20, 2026, 6:00 pm By NULLFor half the world's population, the water in their drinking glasses comes from below them.…New paper outlines pathways to equitable flood adaptation
Mar 20, 2026, 5:00 pm By NULLWhile parts of New York and New Jersey were "building back better" after Superstorm Sandy, residents…Microbes make microplastics more likely to form ice in clouds, research reveals
Mar 20, 2026, 3:00 pm By NULLTiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in…Rivers and tidal currents keep 80% of microfibers from reaching oceans, study suggests
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Mar 20, 2026, 12:30 pm By NULLA record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type…Vertical gardens prove effective in improving indoor air quality
Mar 20, 2026, 12:10 pm By NULLResearchers at the University of Seville have demonstrated the effectiveness of active vertical…The deep freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Great Salt Lake
Mar 20, 2026, 10:40 am By NULLA potentially huge underground reservoir of freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake is coming into…Risk of groundwater contamination is still poorly monitored in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, researchers warn
Mar 20, 2026, 10:40 am By NULLThe São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) in Brazil has approximately 22 million inhabitants and…Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms
Mar 20, 2026, 5:10 am By NULLThe dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just…AI shows promise for flood forecasting and water security in data scarce regions
Mar 20, 2026, 5:00 am By NULLNew research reveals that "foundation models" trained on vast, general time-series data may be able…Death of the front yard: The quiet change sweeping Sydney suburbs
Mar 19, 2026, 10:20 pm By NULLA new Macquarie University study reveals Sydney suburbs are shifting to denser streetscapes with…A water solution for drought‑prone South Africa: We designed systems to replenish aquifers
Mar 19, 2026, 9:50 pm By NULLSouth Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and…Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests, study finds
Mar 19, 2026, 2:00 pm By NULLSwedish old-growth forests store 83% more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from…How our planet's history was shaped when the Earth moved
Mar 19, 2026, 2:00 pm By NULLThe history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates…
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