Otherworldly Earth: This NASA Photo Isn’t Really Mars, It’s the Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert is often cited as a Mars analog. The vast Libyan Desert stretches toward the Mediterranean Sea, which itself fades into the horizon…
The Libyan Desert is often cited as a Mars analog. The vast Libyan Desert stretches toward the Mediterranean Sea, which itself fades into the horizon…
It is the land of reindeer husbandry—one of the few places on Earth where deer have been domesticated. It is the home of Europe’s only…
While efforts to raise domesticated reindeer on the island failed, herds of wild reindeer prosper in East Iceland. While most of the world’s populations of…
Herding could help curb Arctic greening and shrubification caused by climate change. On the Yamal Peninsula in West Siberia, the nomadic Nenets people have a…
December 15 – 16, 2021 Hurricane-force winds, dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, snow squalls, heavy rain, and record-breaking heat accompanied an unusual December storm system. An…
Locally named Odette, the storm is one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the 6th to reach category 5. Typhoon Rai crossed…
Tornadoes and severe winds knocked out power to Mayfield and surrounding towns. On the night of December 10-11, 2021, a potent storm front and dozens…
Once the second-largest lake in Turkey, it now rarely spans an area much larger than a puddle. Lake Tuz was once the second-largest lake in…
Soils across western Washington and southern British Columbia were saturated for much of the season. As meteorological autumn came to an end in 2021, parts of western…
This coupling of the atmosphere and ocean alters atmospheric circulation and jet streams in ways that intensify rainfall in some regions and bring drought to…
Preliminary reports suggest one tornado may have traveled nearly 200 miles, causing severe damage and human losses in Kentucky and three other states. On the…
Flows of superheated ash and tephra mixed with rain to create destructive rivers of debris on the Indonesian volcano. Mount Semeru, the tallest and most…
The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was visible from Antarctica, where the Moon blotted out the Sun for nearly two minutes. On December 4,…
The nearly 1,000-meter-tall volcano in the South Sandwich Islands frequently finds a way to put on a show. Mount Michael, an active stratovolcano in the…
Leaves have already dropped from the trees across much of the Northern Hemisphere, and once-colorful autumnal landscapes are starting to appear stark, bare, and even…
The hot springs at Pamukkale, Turkey, have produced the world’s largest deposit of travertine. The hot springs and thermal pools at Pamukkale, Turkey, have been…
This autumn marks the 400th anniversary of a 1621 gathering of members of the Wampanoag Nation and European colonists near Plymouth, Massachusetts. Historians still debate the exact…
The Daintree region of Queensland, Australia, is home to one of the world’s oldest forests and hosts a vast range of unique species. There are…