A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
Winter near the Antarctic Circle brings months of frozen darkness, when sea ice chokes ocean waters and many…
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.…
Pink Penguin Guano Provides Diet Clues
The pinkish orangey hues of Antarctica’s Danger Islands aren’t due to minerals in the rocks or lichens covering…
A Million-Panel Project – NASA Science
Historically, central Utah’s Castle Valley has been a coal hub, with mining operations on the slopes of the…
Digging Back in Time in the UAE
About an hour’s drive east of Dubai’s gleaming towers and artificial islands, a quieter, more natural landscape takes…
A Shift in What’s Shaping U.S. Landscapes
The land is always changing, sometimes by human hands: cities are built, farms expanded, and forests logged. Other…
A Sea of Spinning Clouds
Over the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, winds can whip around the globe relatively unimpeded by land. Intrepid sailors…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
To say something moves at a glacial pace is to imply sluggish, unhurried change. But what transpired over…
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…
Thailand’s Krabi Coast – NASA Science
Along the western coast of Southern Thailand, a series of bright tan beaches lines the Andaman Sea. These…
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…