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Kilauea’s Lava Lake Returns
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Published January 7, 2021
Water that had pooled in the crater since 2019 quickly boiled off during an eruption that began in December 2020.
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Painting Pennsylvania Hills
Published November 28, 2020
The region of rolling hills and valleys is part of a geologic formation known as the Ridge and Valley Province that stretches from New York to Alabama.
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Shedding Light on Greenland
Published November 15, 2020
Nature’s beauty overtook science for an evening.
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Mining for Iron at Mount Whaleback
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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Ever Restless Popocatépetl
Published March 5, 2020
The volcano has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by minor steam, gas, and ash emissions.
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Seeing the Parts for the Whole
Published December 18, 2019
Across two decades, the Terra satellite has been a great leap for Earth system science, observing how different spheres fit together as a whole.
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Desert Crops Thrive as the Aquifer Shrinks
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Published December 14, 2019
Water tables have dropped beneath the Saudi Arabian town of Wadi ad-Dawasir.
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Erebus Casts a Mighty Shadow
Published December 10, 2019
The low Sun angle illuminated the eastern slopes of the Antarctic volcano, casting a long shadow to the west.
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A Burial Site Fit for an Emperor
Published November 30, 2019
Japan’s Daisenryo Kofun looks like a forest on a hill, but it is actually one of the largest tombs in the world.
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Warmer, Drier Climate Could Transform Alaskan Forests
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Published October 17, 2019
Climate change could lead to a net loss of plant life in some regions, and also could change the ratio of species that grow in them.
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Legends of the Egyptian Temples
Published June 3, 2019
Modern Luxor is full of relics and reminders of ancient Egypt.
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