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Ailing "Megaberg" Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
2026.03.06
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A Little Town with a Long Name
2026.03.05
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Searching for Selenite
2026.03.04
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
2026.03.03
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged drought and killed by recent frost.
Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
2026.03.02
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia
2026.02.28
Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
2026.02.27
Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains
2026.02.20
Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
Home Reef Adds On
2026.02.17
The Tongan volcano expanded its mid-Pacific real estate during its latest eruptive phase.
Terra Adjusts Instrument Operations to Extend Mission Life
2026.02.12
The thermal infrared capabilities of an imager on NASA’s Terra satellite have been shut off and will no longer collect data, more than 25 years after the instrument captured its first image of Earth from space. This is the latest effort to prioritize power on Terra for its remaining instruments.
Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites
2026.02.12
Cortina d'Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Winter Grips Japan
2026.02.10
The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North
2026.02.06
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. For the first time, researchers have been able to confirm that our planet's boreal forests are on the move.
NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions
2026.02.05
Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.
Milano Cortina 2026
2026.02.05
About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
Chilled New York City
2026.02.04
Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.
Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice
2026.02.03
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America's largest research base in Antarctica.
Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia
2026.02.02
From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.
The West Faces Snow Drought
2026.01.29
Very wet—but very warm—weather in the western U.S. has left many mountainous regions looking at substantial snowpack deficits.
Landsat Science at AGU25
2026.01.26
At the 2025 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU25), scientists and researchers from around the world met to discuss the present and future of remote sensing. The conference is the largest annual gathering of Earth and space scientists, and was held December 15-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Finding Freshwater in Great Salt Lake
2026.01.26
Reed-covered mounds exposed by declining water levels reveal an unexpected network of freshwater springs that feed directly into the lake basin.
Fires Erupt in South-Central Chile
2026.01.21
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
North America’s Greenhouse Hub
2026.01.20
The expansion of greenhouses in southern Ontario is changing the appearance of the land surface—and the night sky.
How Long, Not Long
2026.01.19
After marching from Selma, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and called for nonviolence in the fight for equality and justice for all Americans.
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