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New animations from NASA's PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.

The ocean’s ebbs and flows reveal dynamic tidal flats and a well-traveled shipping route along the coast of Germany.

The coastal dune field in Brazil looks like a desert but fills with freshwater lagoons every year.

Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane.

The expanse of glacial ice on Canada’s Baffin Island lost its snow cover quickly and early in summer 2026, revealing a network of melt features.

Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought.

Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand’s third-largest island, is known for its vibrant birdlife, unique forests, wilderness beaches, and views of the night sky.

Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs.

Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.

The color of Adélie penguin droppings reveals what the birds are eating, offering scientists a way to track how sea ice conditions influence their diet.

Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.

Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.

Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.

Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city.

The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.

The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large numbers of sea turtles.

Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026.

Sediment eroded from ice-capped mountains splays out across a broad river valley on Russia’s Severny Island.

Orange streams are now being spotted in hundreds of watersheds in permafrost areas throughout Alaska’s Brooks Range.

Radar data from the NISAR satellite show that La Guaira and nearby areas experienced significant ground displacement from the June 2026 temblors.

The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.

The blaze burned more than 150 square miles and swept through parts of a ski resort.

Over the years, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have photographed several of the cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado's largest reservoirs.

It was here the founders shaped the future of American government.

The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.

Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.

The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.

Two hundred years ago, a battle in the port city of Baltimore inspired the writing of America’s national anthem.

Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.

Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.

Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.

Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.

Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the approach of the summer solstice.

The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Satellite observations of sea surface height indicated that the 2026 event continued to strengthen in early June.

Drought and water releases drained the Arizona reservoir to levels that have led to widespread fish deaths.

The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.

Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.

The city's metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

The TEMPO mission helped scientists track morning nitrogen dioxide that contributed to afternoon ozone along the New York–Washington corridor in May 2026.

Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.

Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.

Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival.

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia's Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.

An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.

The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.

A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.