Chapman University researchers found that Earth’s plants store 786 km³ of water, with water cycling through them in just 5–18 days—much faster than other water cycle processes. This rapid transit, ...

Credit: NPS/Kurt Moses NASA scientists have uncovered significant changes in the global water cycle over the past two decades, largely driven by human activities such as agriculture. Their findings ...

Trees and greenspace can drive down urban temperatures – but they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve these massive cooling effects. In other words, it can sometimes be helpful ...

"If we want to predict the effects of climate change on Earth's water resources, we need data showing how the hydrologic cycle will respond ... In addition, plants subjected to these future ...

"If we want to predict the effects of climate change on Earth's water resources, we need data showing how the hydrologic cycle will respond ... properties cause the plants to access water ...

In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by ...

"If we want to predict the effects of climate change on Earth's water resources, we need data showing how the hydrologic cycle will respond ... properties cause the plants to access water ...

A life of luxury probably isn’t the best preparation for hardship. Soft, manicured hands are likely to blister after a day chopping wood. The same is apparently true for some trees. A life of ...

The water cycle ensures the continuous availability of fresh water, which is vital for the survival of all living organisms. Plants, animals, and humans rely on fresh water for drinking ...