Ecological Islands: Exploring the Alien Worlds of Venezuela’s Sky-High Tepuis
In the country’s southeast, towering table-top mountains known as tepuis host unique species of flora and fauna. This photograph, taken by an astronaut aboard the…
In the country’s southeast, towering table-top mountains known as tepuis host unique species of flora and fauna. This photograph, taken by an astronaut aboard the…
A powerful volcanic eruption lofted ash high into the atmosphere and spread tephra and other volcanic debris across the small island in Indonesia. Ruang is…
A powerful storm system battered major cities in the Arabian Peninsula. This slow-moving storm system brought extraordinary rainfall to the UAE, causing widespread flooding, disrupting…
Recent torrential rains in Dubai caused widespread flooding, submerging roads and affecting flights. Over 250 mm (~10 inches) of rain fell across the UAE in…
This reddish “burning mountain” of granite is the highest point in Namibia. This photograph, taken by a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS),…
Images spanning four decades show how buildings and blacktop have spread into Ireland’s countryside. Dublin is the social and economic heart of Ireland. About 40…
Lights, snow, and clouds brighten this wintery scene of Earth’s northern latitudes. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of eastern Canada….
The large coral islands off the African coast are home to giant tortoises and unique birdlife. Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean is one of…
Some of the world’s largest deposits of this useful metal lie in the high plains of the Central Andes. Some of the largest known deposits…
A Landsat satellite acquired this image of discolored water drifting from the active underwater volcano. Kavachi is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in…
This wide-angle photo offers the feeling of looking out over the Persian Gulf from an altitude of about 250 miles. An astronaut aboard the International…
A volcano on Fernandina, an uninhabited island dense with wildlife, is lighting up the night sky with the glow of lava. Fernandina, the youngest of…
The large reservoir in Catalonia shrank to 1 percent of capacity in March 2024. Three subsequent years of record low precipitation have taken a toll…
Ranchers in the Texas Panhandle recently faced a fire that charred more than 1 million acres. The Texas Panhandle is a sparsely populated region of…
Huge understory fires are spreading throughout the state in northern Brazil as drought and heat turn the rainforest into tinder. Roraima—Brazil’s northernmost state—has a wet…
The surface melting of a high-elevation glacier in the Alps has rendered it unusable for scientific research. Glaciers are natural archives of past climate. In…
The future site of Indonesia’s new capital saw rapid change between 2022 and 2024. Since the summer of 2022, the jungles of eastern Borneo have…
Lakes and lava flows fill the depression atop this geologically young stratovolcano in eastern Türkiye. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photo…