Earth is unique in the Solar System for having an abundant supply of water, making it the only known planet with vast oceans, ...

Oceans are Earth’s defining feature, its largest ecosystem, and the engine that powers our planet.

When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon ...

How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters hopes to address as an international team of ...

Rain accumulation and runoff is part of a larger process on earth, known as the water cycle. The four core parts of the water cycle include evaporation, condensation precipitation, and accumulation.

While we might consider water a renewable resource, fresh water is dependent on the water cycle. Water evaporates from the oceans, and then returns to earth as precipitation—rain, freezing rain, sleet ...

The hydrological cycle is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Here's what to know.

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are… ...

A study by Montana State University scientists created the first global estimates of water stored in plants and how long it takes water to flow through them.

A NASA study utilizing nearly 20 years of satellite data highlights significant human impacts on the global water cycle, driven largely by agriculture and water management practices.

In ‘saving’ Blue Water, and neglecting Green Water, humankind has put a dent in the laws of nature, as the water cycle, for the first time in recorded history, has gone off balance. The Earth ...