The Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tibetan Plateau are often called Asia’s Water Towers for one simple reason.

Ensuring the sustainability of water resources and ecosystems in a changing world requires a thorough understanding of how water moves through Earth’s Critical Zone, a dynamic interface where air, ...

Information about physics of the hydrosphere study track courses. The preliminary syllabus for the next academic year will be published in the Studies service in the end of March and the final ...

working on the Western Channel Observatory. Where the previous buoy systems only measured in surface waters, the new profiled datasets will deliver an unprecedented understanding of this dynamic area ...

Global detections of oxychlorine salts reveal a complex, 4-billion-year chemical cycle on Mars. They can act as de-icing agents, oxidants, a hazard and a vital resource for future human exploration.

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

The hydrosphere as a research area encompasses the integrated scientific study of all Earth water reservoirs—oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, groundwater, soil moisture, glaciers, ice caps, and ...

On 27 June, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) released Blue Book on Climate Change in China 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the Blue Book), which has reflected the new facts and trends of ...