Volcanoes often seem quiet until the moment they erupt. But deep underground, long before lava spills or ash clouds rise, ...

Carbon dioxide emissions from rising magma is one of the earliest signs that a volcano is waking up, but measuring it ...

The Galapagos Island tortoises are famous throughout the world. These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere ...

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.

A satellite that looks like a giant parasol was launched into orbit today, and will open itself up automatically in space ... them to see how much biomass there is from trees (the total mass ...

Saltwater overtaking coastal forests kills trees, like these loblolly pines in the Chesapeake Bay's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. | Credit: Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program Like giant bones ...

A satellite with a 40-foot extendable antenna has launched into space with a giant mission ... Other efforts to map every tree on Earth have used artificial intelligence on existing satellite ...

Earth is home to some truly mind-boggling landscapes, from salt-covered deserts to giant, underwater waterfalls. Geological and biological processes, together with climates and inevitable wear-and ...