Dust storms from Africa’s Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but…
Browsing: Earth
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.
New representations of clouds are making models more sensitive to carbon dioxide. As scientists work…
The 2019-20 winter in Europe was the warmest on record, with little snow. The spring…
The role of incoming water vapor on rainfall has been a complex area of study,…
Thank goodness for the Earth’s crust: It is, after all, that solid, outermost layer of…
Ice core research in Antarctica sheds new light on the role of sea ice for…
MIT analysis uncovers the basis of the severe rainfall declines predicted by many models. Although…
A day after the summer solstice, a new Moon passed in front of the Sun…
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the Bighorn Fire on June 22, 2020,…
Eastern Siberia is famous for some of the coldest wintertime temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.…
In 2008, atmospheric scientist Santiago Gassó authored a study that highlighted abnormally bright trails of…
Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only…
Ice core samples provide new evidence of a massive volcanic eruption in 43 BCE. An…
As the 2019–2020 summer brought record heat to Australia, New South Wales appeared to be…
Throughout Earth’s long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever…
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush…
Shrinkage due to COVID-19 may provide case in point. Volcanic eruptions and human-caused changes to…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. This…