On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

A comprehensive inventory of rivers on Alba Mons on Mars reveals a prolonged history of erosion and development into mature drainage networks during the Amazonian, with contributions of rainfall and ...

Coast Guard rescue missions failing after running into unexpected currents. Surprise atmospheric river storms flooding downtown San Francisco. Seafood contaminated by unseen algal blooms. California ...

New Orleans was already vulnerable to flooding and storm surges. Scientists issue dire warning as iconic American city sinks ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

Each year, the home sinks six inches. When the marshy land engulfed the original flooring from her childhood home, Chase laid ...

The Maui Planning Commission is wrestling with a precedent-setting decision on the first special management area permit for ...

A collaborative push to address flood-prone areas of Isle of Palms and beach erosion on the back side of the island has seen ...

An alternative to dredging aims to capture moving sand to protect the archipelago from erosion and rising seas.

While there are plenty of awe-inspiring man-made destinations around the globe, nothing is as creative as nature.From ...

New maps show the places in North Wales most at risk of falling into the sea. And among those locations thought to be most in ...