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An astronaut photographed moonglint shimmering across the sea surface and the bright clusters of Florida’s cities at night.
In southeastern Libya, Jabal Arkanū’s concentric rock rings stand as relics of past geologic forces that churned beneath the desert.
Over millions of years, water has sculpted limestone in northern Vietnam into an extraordinary karst landscape full of towers, cones,…
Late-season reds and browns swept across the Ozark Highlands in the south-central U.S.
An astronaut photographed the island’s striking mix of mountains, forests, and expanding urban areas.
Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The December 2014 puzzler is above. Your challenge is to use the…
A Gulf Coast storm followed by snowmelt in January 2025 temporarily increased the Mississippi River’s outflow, sending a surge of…
Hillsides in Alaska’s interior showed their changing colors ahead of the autumnal equinox.
Sediment from the riverbed, especially during periods of higher flow, helps shape the surrounding beaches and sandbars.
