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Earth Science

The Terkezi Oasis in Chad, as seen from Landsat 7

A Ghostly Scream From the Sahara

Superstitious sitings may have a root in human evolution

A storm rolls in above Bangkok

When The Skies Turn Black

There are signs when severe weather approaches, but are we paying enough attention?

The lunar feature Ina, an extremely young, unusual depression that may represent a gas eruption site on the Moon.

It’s a Gas, Man!

Irene created a new channel across a North Carolina barrier island

Building On A Barrier Island

These accumulations of sand aren’t permanent but are home to whole communities

Could There Be a Solar Powered Road?

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How To Study A Volcano

Getting this close to a bubbling cauldron of lava is not just dangerous; it’s stupid enough that even other volcanologists will yell at you

A hexagonal grain of iron sulfide in a diamond may be a flaw for jewelers, but it's useful data for scientists

Diamonds Hold Secret About Plate Tectonics

When it comes to diamonds in jewelry, perfection is everything. But imperfections are a clue to the past

Eyjafjallajökull

What’s the Most Dangerous Country?

Iceland is pretty much the least habitable of all the places that people have inhabited. But visiting it is like hiking through a geology textbook

Still from Cars 2

Top Ten Kids’ Movies With a Green Theme

Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre

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Earth From Space

Which of these images from the European Space Agency’s Flickr stream would you consider hanging as art in your home?

In NASA’s new view of the heliosphere, the magnetic field lines (in red and blue) create a foamy layer of magnetic bubbles at the far edge

Bubbles of Magnetism at the End of the Solar System

NASA’s Voyager spacecraft have found a foamy layer at the edge of the heliosphere

A sunspot is bigger than the Earth, as demonstrated in this colorized image.

The Source of the Sun’s Dark Spots

A new study provides insight into how convection creates sunspots

A model of estimated fault slip for the March 2011 Japanese earthquake.

What Scientists Are Learning About the 2011 Japanese Earthquake

What scientists are learning from “the best recorded earthquake ever” could help prepare for future ones

A View From Above of Memphis Flooding

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A Satellite View of Tornado Scars

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Make Room for 10 Billion People

Clepsydra Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Gigantic Plume Beneath Yellowstone Now Even More Gigantic

The geysers of Yellowstone are a reminder of the potential danger that lies below

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Meet Earth’s New Companion Asteroid

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An Arctic Ozone Hole?

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Help Scientists Track Light Pollution By Looking At the Stars

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