Prof Jamie Woodward, professor of physical geography at Manchester University ... Prof Woodward and his two collaborators are ...

The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

Gouges in the landscape of the Highlands left over from the Ice Age which are recognised among the world’s top geological sites have been given extra protection by the Scottish Government. The ...

The Library of Lost Maps” begins in this way, with a suitably romantic discovery that evokes the musty, analog nature of the ...

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy ...

Mote Marine Laboratory offers a SCUBAPRO+Mote Community Coral Reef Restoration Citizen Dive program, partnering with Southpoint Divers, for certified divers and focused on marine research, ...

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned Wednesday of a significant flood risk in parts ...

Tropical Storm Melissa was stationary in the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon ...

Arizona earned the No. 2 spot in a national ranking of the best states for hiking, driven by its year-round sunny weather and ...

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will ...

Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is expected to ...

The global ocean faces unprecedented challenges from overfishing, pollution, and climate change. The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement is a rare, if not unprecedented, example of precautionary ...