A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
Today’s story is the answer to the April 2026 puzzler. With its abundance of naturally occurring gas…
Eyeing the Richat Structure – NASA Science
In a remote part of northern Mauritania on the Adrar Plateau lies a desert landscape rich in human…
Spring Rains Saturate Michigan – NASA Science
The start of spring 2026 brought bouts of heavy rain to much of Michigan. Above-normal levels of precipitation…
Contours of the James Bay Lowlands
Early spring around Hudson Bay in northern Canada is largely indistinguishable from winter. Sea ice still clings to…
April 2026 Satellite Puzzler – NASA Science
Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The April 2026 puzzler appears above. Your ChallengeIdentify the location…
Super Typhoon Sinlaku – NASA Science
In mid-April 2026, a powerful typhoon bore down on the Mariana Islands in the North Pacific Ocean. The…
Megaberg Ends Its Long Odyssey at Sea
Iceberg A-23A ranks among the giants known to have broken, or “calved,” from Antarctica. Though several other icebergs…
Faster Detection of Forest Loss
Tropical forests span 1.6 billion hectares (6.2 million square miles) of Earth. These ecosystems support a majority of…
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
On the eastern, arid side of the Andes, the plains of southern Argentina stretch from the mountains to…
Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice
At the top of the planet, the cap of sea ice across Arctic waters grows and shrinks with…
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
On the afternoon of March 12, 2026, a wildland fire ignited in Morrill County, Nebraska. Within 12 hours,…
Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science
Spawning season has sprung for Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the waters off British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February…