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Snowy and Icy Peaks with Very Different Origins
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Published October 25, 2020
Researchers find that ice caps on the mountains of Pluto are made of methane, but develop through an opposite process from that on Earth.
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Mining for Iron at Mount Whaleback
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Published October 17, 2020
The site in Western Australia holds one of the country’s largest and oldest iron ore mines.
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The Undulations of Wave Clouds
Published October 9, 2020
When undular bores ripple through the atmosphere, they leave remarkable patterns in the clouds.
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Hurricane Delta Aims for the U.S. Gulf Coast
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Published October 8, 2020
After making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, the category 2 storm was strengthening over warm waters.
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Delta Douses Yucatan
Published October 7, 2020
The category 2 storm made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula and is expected to strengthen as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Sandy Plains in the Arctic
Published October 5, 2020
Unlike the vegetated tundra of its neighboring islands, Bunge Land is a barren sandy plain that also serves as a land bridge.
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Extreme Monsoon Rains in Pakistan
Published September 24, 2020
The 2020 rainy season has caused fatal flooding and crop loss across Pakistan.
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Mud from the Andes Carried by the Amazon
Published October 2, 2020
Most of the sediment that flows into the Atlantic Ocean from the mouth of the river comes from thousands of miles upstream.
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Hurricane Teddy Approaches Nova Scotia
Published September 22, 2020
The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of heavy rain and strong winds across the region, as well as large, destructive waves.
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Persistent Phytoplankton
Published September 21, 2020
The waters off of Newfoundland were colored by coccolithophore blooms for two months.
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