An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
Much of the Saskatchewan River Delta, a large inland delta that straddles the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and…
Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest
Cool, marine air rolling off the Pacific Ocean led to a picturesque layer of morning clouds over western…
Boom Year for Desert Blooms
Arid shrublands in Western Australia were bursting with life in late austral winter 2026, when a profusion of…
An Epic View of the Seasons
Most kids learn in elementary school that the seasons are caused by Earth rotating on a tilted axis…
Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off
For decades, Arctic sea ice has been melting earlier in spring and freezing later in fall, extending the…
Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome
While the calendar indicated that astronomical summer was winding down, a swath of the south-central United States was…
Purple Haze Aurora – NASA Science
One of the inspirations for Jimi Hendrix’s iconic 1967 hit “Purple Haze” is said to be the sci-fi…
An Accidental Impact Crater Discovery
There are roughly 200 confirmed impact structures on Earth, but geologists estimate that hundreds more lurk undiscovered. Now,…
Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali
As summer winds down in West Africa, so does much of the region’s dust activity. Dust storms can…
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins
With their charming waddles, heat-conserving huddles, and tuxedo-like plumage, emperor penguins are among the world’s most recognizable animals.…
An Uncommon Drifter in the Denmark Strait
Greenland’s jagged coastline is lined with fjords, many of them cradling marine-terminating glaciers that routinely calve icebergs into…
Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah
Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere. In the past…