Coral reef growth rates in the tropical western Atlantic have slowed to a fraction of what they once were, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.

Hotel Termas de Rupanco., which was destroyed by the landslide-induced tsunami 1960. Image from Enterreno., posted by Francisco Vidal Guzmán under a by-nc licence. Reconstruction of landslides on the ...

McDougall and Argall now report observations of a switchback-shaped structure in Earth’s magnetic field, suggesting that switchbacks can also form near planets. The researchers discovered the ...

A major slope collapse in frozen sediments in Canada highlights the role of progressive failure. Back in January of this year, I posted fascinating a piece by Derek Cronmiller of the Yukon Geological ...

During a 45-day Arctic expedition aboard the R/V Sikuliaq, researchers collected ice cores containing diatoms that revealed how microorganisms move in extremely cold environments. Credit: Lexi Arlen ...

A new study suggests that herds of triceratops may have engineered the Late Cretaceous landscape of what is now the Great Plains. Credit: © N. Tamura, CC BY-NC-ND 3. ...

The aftermath of the landslide dam breach at Matai'an in Taiwan. Image by the Forest Protection Department. At least 15 people are known to have been killed by the debris flow and flood from the ...

Daniel James installs a drip rate monitor on a flowstone in Grutas Tzabnah cave in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, as part of a cave monitoring campaign. Credit: Sebastian Breitenbach, 2022 A stalagmite ...

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, was one of three eruption events studied by researchers investigating links between flooding and volcanic gases. Credit: Dave Harlow/USGS, Public ...

A recent photograph of the Matai'an landslide dam and lake in Taiwan. Image by the Forest Protection Administration of Taiwan. Extremely heavy rainfall associated with super typhoon Ragasa could cause ...

An ancient impact left a scar deep under the North Sea. Credit: Paopano – stock.adobe.com Craters formed by asteroid impacts are ubiquitous on rocky bodies, and our planet is no exception. Researchers ...

This composite image of Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 was taken in infrared light, showing the shells of hydrogen gas it ejected. A newly identified star in a distant galaxy shed its hydrogen, helium, carbon ...