Earth

Today, many scientists believe we are living through one of the greatest mass extinctions the world has ever seen. One may argue that existing species…
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Over the past decade, scientists have scoured through shale energy basins across the United States to analyze and better understand the environmental implications of unconventional…
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A worldwide, increasing trend of intense precipitation events under the influence of global warming has been indicated by scientists, exerting devastating effects on human beings….
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Several studies have found that both hydrological extremes (floods and droughts) are occurring more often and are becoming more intense in some regions of the…
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Rainfall is the main driver of the hydrological cycle. Its estimation is fundamental in many applications like climate monitoring, extreme weather prediction, and weather forecasting….
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A natural river often forms as a meandering channel to maintain a balance between bed erosion and sediment deposition. On both sides of a river,…
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Global warming is a worldwide issue caused by the increasing greenhouse gas emissions due to human-induced activities. In order to control the CO2 emission in…
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Forests need water. Without water, there is no vegetation. When it rains over a forest, the rainwater wets the leaves and the soil surface. The…
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In response to energy policies and resource scarcity, many countries have become interested in finalizing farmland commercial agreements mainly with developing countries in the global…
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In the mathematical community, it is a well-known fact, that you cannot comb a hedgehog without leaving some bald spots. Remarkably, this rather trivial insight…
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Nest-building behavior has fascinated scientists for ages. It is known that this behavior is not driven entirely by instinct; individual quality, experience, and ability to…
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