Measuring plastic particles carried on Cozumel’s sea breezes and ocean currents reveals how simple physics shapes the ...
Scientists usually use the “nonelliptical” geoid to consider the strength of Earth’s gravity at its surface, but the new study uses the “nonhydrostatic ...
The aftermath of the 1 June 2025 Dingqing landslide on the Tibetan Plateau. Image copyright Planet Labs, used with permission, collected on 5 June 2025. The aftermath of the 1 June 2025 Dingqing ...
Karst groundwaters are vital resources, providing drinking water to nearly 10% of the world’s population. However, human activities and global change have deteriorated the karst water quality and ...
The South Pole–Aitken basin appears in bluer colors in this false-color image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showing elevation of the lunar surface. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU There’s no shortage of ...
This aerial view shows Lake Taupō amid the whenua (land) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa on the North Island of New Zealand. This lake fills the caldera of a volcano that continues to alter the surrounding ...
The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate phenomenon driven by interactions between the ocean and atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. In recent decades, major advances in observing ...
Stable auroral red (SAR) arcs and strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (STEVE) phenomena are optical structures that have been detected in the subauroral upper atmosphere. Whereas aurorae are ...
ICESat-2 acquired green-wavelength lidar data at the points shown in red to generate a new shallow water bathymetry product. The background shows validation data for study sites in (A) Hatteras Inlet, ...
The Amazon saw its worst wildfire season in decades in 2024. New research examines the consequences. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA Wildfires in the rainy, humid Amazon might once have seemed unlikely, but ...
Satellite data have uncovered 85 previously unknown lakes deep beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC A seemingly unending sheet of ice covers most of ...