Climate change has many culprits, from agriculture to transportation to energy production. Now, add another: the deep ocean ...

Understanding why ocean water is salty but river water isn’t is a fascinating topic, and one that has intrigued scientists for centuries. The answer lies in a combination of geological and natural ...

Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater. So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Scientists have studied the possibility of filling the receding Great Salt Lake with water from the Pacific Ocean, through an 800-mile ocean pump—and the results do not look good. The Great Salt Lake, ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

Microscopic water droplets trapped inside ancient salt crystals have provided evidence supporting a radical theory that the chemical composition of Earth’s oceans has changed over the past 500 million ...

In Los Angeles, “Super Scooper” planes are dumping ocean water on the raging wildfires. But using seawater has downsides Patrick Megonigal, Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental ...

Patrick Megonigal receives funding from the Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Lab, National Science Foundation, and Simons Foundation. He is affiliated with Pacific Northwest National ...