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China's mission will collect the first samples from the far side of the Moon.

Monday's rain was not nearly enough to impact water levels, according to UTSA professor Yongli Gao.

A study led by Rutgers suggests that vast swaths of the Amazonian lowland rainforest could gradually transform into dry, grassy savannas.

Washington University in St. Louis' new Center for the Environment begins its work, another step forward in the "Here and Next" strategic plan.

A portion of Amazonian lowland rainforest – areas critical to absorbing carbon dioxide and buffering climate change – may morph over time into dry, grassy savannas, according to a Rutgers-led study.

After a highly competitive process, University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has announced the three newest multi-disciplinary teams to join the Grand Challenges program as Level 2 teams, Child Health, Just Transition to Green Energy, and...

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New research shows that wild swings from severe drought to heavy rains are becoming more common with climate change in many parts of the world and that feedback loops from the land itself are likely contributing to the trend. The research looked at four decades of meteorological and hydrological data on a global level and found seven regional hotspots around the world where the trend was getting worse: eastern North America, Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, southern Australia, southern Africa,...

Monday's rain was not nearly enough to impact water levels, according to UTSA professor Yongli Gao.

NASA's New Horizons mission and its team of scientists continue to face a threat of shutdown from NASA without knowing why.