A large landslide has destroyed a 662 m long highway viaduct in China. Over the last two days there has been considerable media coverage of a large, highly destructive rockslide that occurred at ...

Earth’s largest mass extinction occurred around 252 million years ago, wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial life, disrupting the global carbon cycle for several hundred thousand years, ...

A “ghost forest” off the coast of Oregon is all that’s left of trees believed to have died during the last Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. Credit: iStock ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew through Enceladus’s jets during its long mission in the Saturn system. This Cassini image is from 17 February 2005. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute In 2008, ...

Note: Natalia’s full term will begin on January 1, 2026. Following the sad news of Michael Balikhin’s passing, Natalia has graciously agreed to serve as Interim Editor-in-Chief for the remainder of ...

Satellite image of the aftermath of the 31 August 2025 landslides in Sudan. Planet image draped onto the Google Earth DEM. Image copyright Planet, used with permission. Image dated 6 September 2025.

Aurorae such as the southern lights, seen here over Antarctica, show the geomagnetic field in action. Some areas of the field, which shields Earth’s surface from charged solar particles, are stronger ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. According to Wikipedia, Pikillaqta is a large archaeological site ...

Various online datasets will allow a detailed understanding of Hurricane Melissa as it impacts Jamaica and then Cuba Hurricane Melissa is now making headlines around the world in anticipation of its ...

A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

The microphysical structure of cloud droplets affects behavior like precipitation. Current models may be underestimating how much these structures can vary within a single cloud.