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The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a…
A modern satellite makes it possible to pursue the ancient tradition of leaf-peeping in a whole new way.
A 35-year satellite altimetry record lets scientists hold this year's El Niño up against its strongest predecessors.
Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.
The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.
Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into…
Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have…
High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the…
During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and…
