Recent Earth Science News and Articles
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Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source…
Reed-covered mounds exposed by declining water levels reveal an unexpected network of freshwater springs that feed directly into the lake basin.
A blanket of snow spanned Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region following a potent cold snap.
December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.
In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or…
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
The expansion of greenhouses in southern Ontario is changing the appearance of the land surface—and the night sky.
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.
A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.
NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.
A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.
Read this press release in English here. La temperatura global de la superficie terrestre en 2025 fue un poco más cálida que en 2023 pero, dentro de los márgenes de error, ambos años está prácticamente empatados, según un análisis realizado por…
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