The United Nations Environment Program released a report earlier this month saying the world – which is already experiencing roughly 1.3˚C of warming – will miss the 1.5˚C climate change target set by...

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As the planet warms, glacier meltwater and a thawing permafrost could have contributed to destabilizing the rock.

The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money

A simple neural network can infer parameters from synthetic topography generated by a process-based numerical model of landscape evolution The network can be queried to identify a sensible relati...

Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…

The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.

July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. From a geological perspective, of course, two hundred and fifty years is merely the blin...

A quarter of a mile from my office stands the Norlin Library. It is the University of Colorado Boulder’s main treasure trove of books, and the heart of its campus. The library is named for George Norl...

This was the first week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Our breakdown of 7 hidden science lessons in the stunning photo taken by an astronaut on the Artemis II mission.

Abstract. Progress in better understanding and modeling Earth surface systems requires an ongoing integration of data and numerical models. Advances are currently hampered by technical barriers that i...

In anger, in hope, in whatever gets you out the door on Saturday!

To protect the infrastructure that is critical to U.S. national security and business, we need accurate predictions and early warnings.

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Why are most gases invisible, odourless and tasteless? Why do some poison us and others make us laugh? And why do some power our engines while others make drinks fizzy? In It's a Gas, Mark Miodownik m...

It's getting more extreme out there, especially in Minnesota where the unaccountable army of the Trump regime has, in the wake of its murder, beaten up employees, ripped civilians from their cars, kid...

Published on the winter solstice, 2025 - a thin time for reflection and turning.

The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.

In a course I teach on geophysical fluid mechanics, I like show students a video depicting a year of weather on planet earth. The video looks down on a projected map of the world as viewed from space....

Excited to share a new paper led by Tamara Aránguiz-Rago, now published in Geophysical Research Letters, exploring how strike-slip faults interact with river systems in dry climates. 🏔️ What’s it abo...