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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…
A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than…
The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in…
Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.
Rounding out a remarkable year, the outback lake displayed distinct green and reddish water in its two main bays.
The Large Magellanic Cloud—one of our closest neighboring galaxies—is a hotbed of star formation that is visible to both astronauts…
