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Oak Ridge scientist Forrest Hoffman explains how AI and supercomputers help predict Earth's complex climate systems.

By studying life deep inside a former gold mine, a Northwestern University-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence that ...

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and life sciences (including physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science, geology, and geography) to the ...

Human extraction of groundwater is not just drying aquifers but quietly altering Earth’s rotation, with implications for ...

New research suggests Earth’s climate can swing wildly on surprisingly short timescales — even during hot, ice-free ...

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary ...

Jupiter, once seen as mere background scenery, is now believed to be crucial for life on Earth. A NASA-supported study ...

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