Recent Earth Science News and Articles
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Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.
Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
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Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.
A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.
The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists…
New Program Element A.18 Geosphere solicits proposals addressing one or more of the following sub-elements: On or about October 2, 2026, ROSES-2025 Amendment 77 releases A.18 Geosphere as a new opportunity in ROSES-25. Mandatory Notices of Intent (NOIs) are due…
After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba's northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
On September 27, 2026, Landsat 9 achieved its Five-Year Design Life Milestone. The benefits of this satellite and its data to scientific discovery and human health are immeasurable.
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