October 12, 1987 October 9, 2021 As temperatures rise on the Tibetan Plateau, lakes are growing larger and deeper. Glaciologists often call the Tibetan Plateau and its…
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September 8, 2021 Spencer Gulf in South Australia hosts the world’s largest cuttlefish mass spawning event. Each winter from May to August, thousands of Australian giant…
Ahead of Columbus Day, findings pose further questions of what the explorer really expected to find on his voyage. New analysis of ancient writings suggests…
May 9, 2021 The southern coasts of this Chinese island are lined with tropical beaches, while the inner bays are lined with floating fishing villages.…
Image of lava flow on the Spanish island of La Palma captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on September 30, 2021. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus…
September 26, 2021 A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands. After Cumbre Vieja split open and…
August 27, 2021 September 1, 2017 Water levels at Glen Canyon Dam have fallen to their lowest level since 1969 and are still dropping. As…
Maharloo Lake, a seasonal salt lake in Iran, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data…
August 11, 2021. (Click image for wide, high-resolution image.) Several filmmakers have used the desert landscapes of Wadi Rum as a stand-in for the Red…
December 23, 2020 Strings of light emanate from the Imperial Palace in the city’s center and follow the expressway system outward. Months before the world…
NASA’s MISR instrument captured smoke plumes from five fires burning in northern California. The highest plume reached about 19,685 feet (6,000 meters) in altitude. Credit:…
Machu Picchu, Peru. Machu Picchu, the famous 15th-century Inca site in southern Peru, is up to several decades older than previously thought, according to a…
This map was generated using data from Copernicus Sentinel-3’s Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer. While weather forecasts use predicted air temperatures, this satellite instrument…
Smoke billowing from several fires along the southern coast of Turkey, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on July 30, 2021. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel…
July 15, 2021 In 2000, atmospheric scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) first reported that smoke plumes from intense wildfires could spawn towering thunderstorms that…
August 17, 2019 August 17, 2019 Ever-warmer summers are among the challenges confronting athletes competing in the Olympic Games. As the 2021 Olympic Games opened…
The Tarso Toussidé volcanic massif is featured in this false-color composite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019),…
March 3, 2021 Wide, diagonal avenues radiate from the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., outward through the city. The original layout and design of Washington, D.C., comes…
a Map of Greenland and location of NGRIP ice core; b Map of northeastern Africa, the Near East, and southeastern Europe showing important fossil and…
June 30, 2021 More than 40 wildfires were burning across the Canadian province by the end of June 2021, including a cluster of substantial blazes…