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A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
Near-constant activity continues on the volcano in Russia.
Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
The mountains of Utah and Colorado are among the areas of the western U.S. that are low on snow and…
Antarctic Iceberg A-23A’s journey ends in fragmentation in the South Atlantic Ocean, after a 40-year lifespan documented by satellites.
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which…
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even…
During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the…
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, has unusual water chemistry and cone-shaped microbial structures resembling some of Earth’s…
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the…
The glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its flow toward the sea.
