This new image from astronauts aboard the International Space Station shows an aurora and the…
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&nbs According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth’s…
The latest satellite image from the U.S./European Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 mission shows that…
Using land-based seismic stations, researchers from Yale University found that part of the Nazca Plate…
In a newly published study, scientists from Yale University detail the differences in ocean temperatures…
Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveal that the 2015 Antarctic…
A newly published study from the University of Edinburgh shows that the movement of the…
According to new research from NASA, chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons that are found in…
NASA scientists continue to monitor and study this year’s El Niño, which appears likely to…
New data from the University of Liverpool reveals that the Earth’s inner core was formed…
Using satellites, a ground-based array of all-sky cameras, and some spectacular aurora borealis, a team…
This newly released image from the International Space Station shows the Nile River at night.…
Taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, this photograph shows the small island…
Using molecular concepts and treating the ice floes of the frozen seas like colliding molecules…
A new study from MIT reveals that the Siberian Traps erupted at the right time,…
A newly published study from MIT and Princeton University reveals that “grey swan” cyclones will…
Scientists gather field data on the Greenland Ice Sheet to help verify climate models that…
A newly published study shows that phytoplankton are extremely sensitive to changing levels of desert…