Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The Trump Administration has ...

Magma is on the move beneath Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin in Wyoming and throughout the caldera but is unlikely to contribute to an eruption. Credit: Jim Peaco/NPS Magma deep beneath ...

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this microwave image of the Earth, including the Arctic sea ice cap, on 3 September 2010. Satellite images such as this provide a compelling visual record of seasonal ...

Earth’s ionosphere becomes visible as faint bands of red and green glow in this long-exposure photograph taken from the International Space Station at night. The International Reference Ionosphere ...

Scientists show small earthquakes caused by fracking near Guy-Greenbrier, Ark., in 2010 that could have been early indicators of high stress levels on larger faults deeper underground. To assess this ...

The Sun continuously blasts charged, magnetic field–carrying particles, or plasma, in all directions. This solar wind interacts with the magnetic fields and atmospheres of several of our solar ...

Planet Labs satellite image of the aftermath of the heap leach landslide at the Eagle Gold Mine in the Yukon. Image copyright Planet Labs used with permission. Image dated 24 June 2024. The Landslide ...

Emperor penguins molt every summer, replacing all their feathers over the period of about a month. Credit: Peter Fretwell Peter Fretwell, a remote sensing scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. At about 2 pm local time on 13 February 2024, a large landslide ...

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The 22 July 2024 landslide in Ethiopia. Image posted to Facebook by ...

Popocatépetl looms over central Mexico, but local perception of risk from the volcano varies depending on factors such as age, proximity, and life experience. Credit: Russ Bowling/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 If ...

The Yellow River rushes over the Hukou Waterfall in China. New research examines how human activity has influenced the flow of the river. Credit: Leruswing, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Yellow River is the second ...