Earth's Surface and Interior
Surface & Interior Sub-topics
Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
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.
Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.
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…
Sediment eroded from ice-capped mountains splays out across a broad river valley on Russia’s Severny Island.
Radar data from the NISAR satellite show that La Guaira and nearby areas experienced significant ground displacement from the June…
Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.
Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier…
Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.
Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.
Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how…
Wild disturbances are on the rise, while land disturbed by human activity has been decreasing.
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of…
