Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting…
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only known world to support life, distinguished by its dynamic geology, diverse ecosystems, and vast oceans. Its atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and oxygen, helps regulate temperature and shield life from harmful radiation. Earth’s layered interior drives plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanic activity, shaping its surface over millions of years. From its magnetic field to its climate systems, Earth is a complex, interconnected system that scientists study to understand both its past and its rapidly changing present. As humanity’s only home, Earth remains at the center of environmental research, planetary science, and efforts toward sustainability.
The Pantanal, a vast floodplain in South America, is among the largest wetlands in the…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Vatnajökull ice cap, in southeast Iceland, in…
As large fires on the U.S. West Coast lofted vast plumes of smoke high into…
NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after…
An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean, and atmosphere scientists from…
Ice-sheet models are an essential tool in making predictions regarding the future of the Greenland…
While the agency’s satellites image the wildfires from space, scientists are flying over burn areas,…
It’s not often a new mass extinction is identified; after all, such events were so…
This series of four Copernicus Sentinel-2 images captured between June 29 and July 24, 2020,…
NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed the cloud top temperatures and water vapor content in Hurricane Sally…
The observations from Earth orbit show high-altitude concentrations of the gas that are more than…
Methane may not be as abundant in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, but with a…
The closest analog to modern times is no longer very close, study finds. A new…
For the first time, long-term photogrammetic series document the “life cycle” of a volcano. The…
The ocean takes up an estimated five to 12 gigatons of carbon dioxide per year…
Climate and fire scientists have long anticipated that fires in the U.S. West would grow…
Wildfires continue to rage in the western United States. On September 9, 2020, the Moderate…