Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

Ground under Red Bluff, Corning and Antelope is sinking from groundwater removal. Here's what that could mean and why it's ...

Mini sand dunes form from bouncing sand on hard surfaces. A new model explains their growth on both Earth and Mars. A new ...

Dust carried across the Atlantic is one of the great wonders of the weather world. This is the most significant cloud so far ...

Scientists have been baffled to discover that South Africa is rising out of the ocean by as much as two millimetres per year.

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

In the wake of several major tailings dam disasters, new technology is emerging to help miners manage waste more safely and ...

For centuries, real estate was tangible, actual, genuine land to inhabit and build on and buy and sell. Developers found ways ...

Actual farms, not the data center variety, are sucking up groundwater more quickly than surface water from reservoirs such as ...

This spring was one of the driest on record. The dramatic lack of rainfall has serious consequences for Germany's agricultural sector, ecosystem and beyond.

California Central Valley, which is known for the agriculture that produces much of the nation's fruits, vegetables and nuts, is a major contributor to a growing dust problem that has profound ...

South Africa is rising from the ocean, and scientists now believe climate change-driven droughts are responsible. Loss of ...