A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to ...

Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on. Fifty years into the project of modeling Earth’s ...

Core concepts and research tools from atmospheric science, hydrology, ecology, and geochemistry are reviewed and discussed within the context of major research thrusts. Emphasis will be placed on ...

The Earth is a complex system, and understanding the processes happening between the crust and the stratosphere is an ...

Whether as a sponsor or donor, a member or volunteer, or an employee or fellow, you can make a difference. To consider how an Earth system science approach can inform research on climate intervention, ...

In a surprising twist on our planet’s ancient history, scientists are now suggesting that Earth might once have had a ring ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

Computer simulations of the gravitational interactions of solar system bodies ... of a distant Earth-mass planet would have profound implications for planetary science. “We would need to refine ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...