Earthquake surface ruptures can cause severe damage to infrastructure and, while preventative measures can be taken to allow the structures to adapt in the case of an earthquake, one of the best ...

Lead is a neurotoxin that can damage multiple body systems and lead to learning and developmental problems. The element has been phased out of use in paint, gasoline, and other industrial applications ...

Coral reef growth rates in the tropical western Atlantic have slowed to a fraction of what they once were, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.

A major slope collapse in frozen sediments in Canada highlights the role of progressive failure. Back in January of this year, I posted fascinating a piece by Derek Cronmiller of the Yukon Geological ...

During a 45-day Arctic expedition aboard the R/V Sikuliaq, researchers collected ice cores containing diatoms that revealed how microorganisms move in extremely cold environments. Credit: Lexi Arlen ...

The federal government shut down just after midnight on 1 October. Credit: Beth Bagley/AGU Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law ...

Daniel James installs a drip rate monitor on a flowstone in Grutas Tzabnah cave in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, as part of a cave monitoring campaign. Credit: Sebastian Breitenbach, 2022 A stalagmite ...

Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today. This morning, three satellites that will study the solar wind ...

The Auckland region is dotted with distinctive, visible volcanoes and mostly invisible fault lines. Scientists are still trying to understand how they’re connected. Credit: Bruce Hayward/Wikimedia ...

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, was one of three eruption events studied by researchers investigating links between flooding and volcanic gases. Credit: Dave Harlow/USGS, Public ...

A recent photograph of the Matai'an landslide dam and lake in Taiwan. Image by the Forest Protection Administration of Taiwan. Extremely heavy rainfall associated with super typhoon Ragasa could cause ...