The spread of buildings and paved roads reduces the ground’s ability to absorb water, diminishing groundwater recharge and ...

Ever wondered if human ingenuity could literally shift our planet? Turns out, it can – albeit ever so slightly.

Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to ...

Matt LaFever has reported on California’s North Coast in print and radio for nearly a decade. A Humboldt State grad and ...

Worldwide, farming is responsible for more than 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and uses more than 70% of all fresh water ...

In this exciting 15-day primitive build, we created a Hobbit-style underground house with a lush grass roof and added a ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wetland wildflower that grows in ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

Curiosity finds strange boxwork ridges on Mars that hint at ancient underground water. Scientists are now drilling for ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...