Planet Labs satellite image of the aftermath of the heap leach landslide at the Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon. Image copyright Planet Labs used with permission. Image dated 24 June 2024. The Landslide ...

An automated hydrological logger (drip logger) sits on a stalagmite at Wombeyan Caves in New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Andy Baker Groundwater is one of Earth’s most important natural ...

On 11 March 2011, a tsunami struck the east coast of Japan, damaging the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant and precipitating the second largest series of nuclear meltdowns in history. The majority of the ...

A new community science project brings together the Cowichan Tribes, the provincial government of British Columbia, and scientists to study the Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo' (Koksilah River). Credit: David ...

The Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India, grew dry and patchy during a 2016 drought. Credit: Anishdayal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Streamflow drought—when substantially less water than usual ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Switzerland, a dramatic rock slope failure is developing above ...

Model of solar inertial modes: slow-moving sound waves in the Sun’s outermost layers, which might hold the solution for why the Sun’s equator spins faster than the poles. Credit: MPS/Yuto Bekki The ...

An artist’s concept depicts what the Earth-analogue planet might look like, with the white dwarf star in the background. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Earth’s future is bleak. At best, ...

The way climate change affects thermodynamic signals, such as atmospheric temperatures, is relatively well understood. Its effects on atmospheric circulation, however, are more complex because the ...

Tropical rain forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, threatening the world’s richest ecosystems and crucial carbon stores in favor of immediate needs such as fuel and raw materials.

New research analyzes the influence of changes in rainfall to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Credit: Richard Mortel/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 The Serengeti is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As the devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in the port ...