Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Stare out into the grand expense of the ocean, and it can truly seem endless. Although oceans appear vast and uniform, ...

What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...

Microplastics are exactly what they sound like: tiny pieces of plastic that persist in the environment. Many are smaller than a sesame seed; some are far smaller than the width of a human hair. What ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

Understanding how water moves through the Earth system is fundamental to predicting climate impacts and ensuring sustainable ...

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is still gathering public feedback on a general wastewater permit for new data centers. The EPA says it has received more than 4,000 ...

When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers discovered that bridgmanite deep in the mantle can store far more water at high ...