Unraveling the Science Behind Mysterious Hole-Punch Clouds
Scientists speculated about these holes for decades, but it’s now well understood that cavum clouds are caused by airplanes. Cavum clouds, also called hole-punch clouds…
Scientists speculated about these holes for decades, but it’s now well understood that cavum clouds are caused by airplanes. Cavum clouds, also called hole-punch clouds…
Refreshed by precipitation from an atmospheric river, a temporary lake in Death Valley is extending its stay. An ephemeral lake in Death Valley’s Badwater Basin…
A large stadium contributes to the nighttime illumination of Las Vegas, which hosts the Super Bowl for the first time in 2024. Las Vegas knows…
Torrential rain fell on southern parts of the state, the product of an intense atmospheric river. An unusually strong winter storm parked over California for…
NASA’s PACE satellite lifted off from Florida and headed for orbit, from where it will observe microscopic organisms in Earth’s oceans and particles in the…
Tectonic forces over millions of years have folded the region’s layers of colorful rock. Erosion has since exposed them. An astronaut aboard the International Space…
Some parts of the peninsula rose up to 4 meters (13 feet), shifting the position of coastlines and leaving some ports dry. The first day…
The remote and arid Kufrah district in Libya lies on top of one of the largest irrigation projects in the world. The remote Kufrah district…
In Alaska, streams are turning orange as permafrost thaws. Scientists are keenly aware that losing permafrost—the year-round frozen ground prevalent across the Arctic—generally does not…
What caused the year to be so hot? Here is a breakdown of the primary factors that scientists considered. NASA announced that 2023 was the…
Resting atop a shingled sandstone landscape, the Norwegian glacier has been in decline since the late 1990s. Ålfotbreen glacier rests on ledges of sandstone among…
The latest round of eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula destroyed homes in the town of Grindavík. Volcanic activity reawakened on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern…
Cool, upwelling water supports an array of marine life and draws the occasional filmmaker to the Bonney Coast region. When satellites passed over South Australia’s…
Dangerously cold temperatures lingered over large swaths of the country for several days in mid-January 2024. A large mass of Arctic air spilled south from…
A sprawling low-pressure system swept across the eastern half of the U.S., delivering high winds, heavy rain and snow, and tornado damage. A potent winter…
Features in this northern British Columbia volcanic area draw their names from a few of our favorite wintry things. Pack some winter footwear and a…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uniquely positioned to capture striking photos of the Sun and Earth. As the International Space Station orbited over…
The Antarctic island served as a winter base for early 20th-century polar explorers. Topped year-round with a layer of ice, Antarctica’s Argentine Islands display a…