Exploring Earth From Space: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, which lies along the coast of southeast Alaska, is featured in this detailed satellite image captured…
Part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, which lies along the coast of southeast Alaska, is featured in this detailed satellite image captured…
By simulating the fluid dynamics of rocket exhaust gases, scientists have been able to analyze the atmospheric emissions from rockets Commercial spaceflights by firms like…
This radar image, captured from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, shows us the only city-island-nation – Singapore – and one of the busiest ports…
Tornado Scars Northern Michigan Satellite imagery shows the line of damage extending through Gaylord, Michigan. Gaylord, a city in Otsego County in northern Michigan with…
Scientists identify a six-year cycle of super- and sub-rotation that affected the length of a day based on their analysis of seismic data. Earth’s structure…
Bezymianny, a stratovolcano in Russia’s Far East, ejected a towering plume that streaked the snow with dark ash. A stratovolcano, also known as a composite…
Questions remain about what variables limit tree growth New research from an international team of researchers reveals that tree growth seems to be restricted by…
Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener. Scientists from the University…
An international team of researchers has now succeeded in detecting hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) under atmospheric conditions for the first time. Until now, the existence of these…
Part of Puglia, or Apulia, a region in southern Italy, is featured in this image captured from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Puglia is…
Researchers have finally answered a long-standing question over the role of Earth’s orbit in driving global ice age cycles. Scientists have been able to decipher…
Scientists have recently confirmed that the world’s lakes are rapidly losing oxygen. With a seven-year, whole-ecosystem study, a team of freshwater scientists at Virginia Tech…
The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano in Tonga was the largest volcanic eruption in the 21st century, and the largest recorded since the…
Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s only active volcano, shows how CO2 allows volcanoes to form persistent lava lakes at the surface. Antarctica has long been a land…
Research shows that only ambitious climate protection measures can still save a third of the tundra. Temperatures in the Arctic are climbing rapidly as a…
While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes serve as immediate reminders that Earth’s interior is anything but peaceful, there are also other, more elusive, dynamic processes taking…
Unlocking the Secrets of Killer Whale Diets and Their Role in Climate Change Killer whale populations are invading the Arctic, creating major disruptions to an…
In the Utah desert, the red rocks, cliffs, and canyons of this nautically named national park—and many of its famous fossils—owe their existence to water….