Mars has not always been a seemingly lifeless red desert. We have evidence that billions of years ago it had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers, which is somewhat ...

Rivers are a primary source of the plastics that clog oceanic ecosystems and contribute to the continent-sized Great Pacific garbage patch. Broken-down plastics cycle through ecosystems, accumulating ...

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to investigate the inner workings of the ocean’s carbon cycle. A series of storms ...

While snowmelt is a major contributor to river flow, thawing permafrost is becoming increasingly important. Beneath the ...

Wetlands stand as immensely important carbon sinks within the global ecosystem, instrumental in absorbing greenhouse gases ...

When we think of charcoal or soot, we often picture a solid, inert substance. However, a significant portion of this "black ...