Better representing cloud microphysics can Reduce model bias in simulating mesoscale convective system precipitation.

What’s at the heart of California’s uncertain future precipitation? New study finds natural cycles are likely cause.

The newly created ICON Science Cooperative is a resource enabling an innovative approach to science to generate transferable knowledge and increase equity.

New analysis demonstrates that the Madden-Julian Oscillation can influence tropical cyclones in the Pacific through both the atmosphere and the ocean.

Arun Devaraj elected vice president of an international society representing the atom probe tomography researcher community.

Fundamental research conducted at the $90-million research facility will help the nation meet its clean energy goals.

Soil moisture influences both the activity of soil DNA viruses, as well as the composition and abundance of RNA viruses.

One effort toward better batteries for electric vehicles is hitting overdrive, thanks to new findings about the desirable silicon anode.

A new microbial community model reveals previous exposure to hydrologic variation influences a species’ specialized biogeochemical functions.

Detailed characterization of molecules in, under, and along the Columbia River reveal potential mechanisms for biogeochemical cycling.

Integrating hydrogeology and biogeochemistry are required to model the dynamics of geochemical processes occurring in river corridor zones where groundwater and surface water mix.

Theoretical analysis reveals flow variations that happen over longer time periods affect a plume’s spread and center of mass.

Knowing which bacteria in a community are involved with carbon cycling could help scientists predict how microbial carbon storage and release could influence future climate dynamics.

Extreme sea levels will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century around the world, according to a new study.

A new study shows that, when starved, some trees turn to self-digestion before dialing down energy storage.

A new research partnership between PNNL and the University of Nevada, Reno aims to tackle critical challenges such as climate change, infrastructure resilience and cybersecurity.

Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level.

Research shows that previous drought and flooding conditions strongly influence soil respiration and carbon composition.

Principles derived from coastal wetlands to describe wetland channel cross-sections were applicable to the Columbia River estuary, but not the tidal river.

Understanding the fundamental relationships between river flow, water exchange, and nutrient cycling can inform ecosystem effects of river regulation.