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Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026.
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…
The expanse of glacial ice on Canada’s Baffin Island lost its snow cover quickly and early in summer 2026, revealing…
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…
Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of…
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…
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…
Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast…
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…
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.
