In ancient China, spring rains were called “as precious as oil” for their vital role in nature’s spring revival. Today, a unique climate phenomenon known as “spring persistent rainfall” (SPR) prevails ...

Something very strange appears to be happening deep, deep underneath the U.S. Midwest and the Ohio Valley. North America’s geological core has persisted for more than a billion years; it’s what ...

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Title page verso. NH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Principles -- The Cordillera's foundations : ...