Bans on older versions of “forever chemicals” seem to be working. But emerging variants behave in ways that scientists are ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The Trump Administration has ...

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 ...

Planet Labs image of the aftermath of the Chambishi TSF failure. Image copyright Planet, captured on 23 February 2025, used with permission. The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely ...

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a remote sensing technique used to observe Earth’s surface and has applications in military operations, scientific research, agriculture, and more. Compared to in ...

Scientists show small earthquakes caused by fracking near Guy-Greenbrier, Ark., in 2010 that could have been early indicators of high stress levels on larger faults deeper underground. To assess this ...

Erupting from the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands are some of the most isolated landmasses on the planet. Communities and ecosystems there depend on a reliable climate ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. At about 2 pm local time on 13 February 2024, a large landslide ...

Emperor penguins molt every summer, replacing all their feathers over the period of about a month. Credit: Peter Fretwell Peter Fretwell, a remote sensing scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The 22 July 2024 landslide in Ethiopia. Image posted to Facebook by ...

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this microwave image of the Earth, including the Arctic sea ice cap, on 3 September 2010. Satellite images such as this provide a compelling visual record of seasonal ...

A translation of this article was made possible by a partnership with Planeteando. Una traducción de este artículo fue posible gracias a una asociación con Planeteando. Gerardo Medina’s plumbing has ...