Bombarded by the dry heat deep in the Atacama Desert, Jocelyne DiRuggiero’s team anchored a blue tarp to the roof of their truck for some much-needed shade. Those tarps proved futile though, getting ...

The permafrost in the Arctic is leaking acid as it thaws, scientists have discovered. This release, from the water that has been locked up for thousands of years, is causing rocks in the ground to ...