Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast
After a quiet start to the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, Isaias became the season’s first hurricane on October…
An Impact Structure With Legs
Editor’s Note: Today’s story is the answer to the October Puzzler. From above, the mere appearance of a…
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking…
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
This story is an update to the Arctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series, which…
Moon-Like Madagascar – NASA Science
From an astronaut’s perspective looking back at Earth, a patch of bright rock in arid southern Madagascar may…
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…
Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top
In summer 2026, scientists took to the air to intercept and study the towering, smoke-infused clouds that wildland…
Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice
Greenland is capped with a vast ice sheet that spans 1.7 million square kilometers (656,000 square miles) 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…