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Earth Science

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Find the International Space Station with Twitter

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Picture of the Week—An Erupting Volcano as Seen from Space

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Archaeological Treasure Safe From Dam (For Now)

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An Explanation for the Missing Sunspots

Australia’s Simpson Desert

Australian Lake Comes to Life

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Picture of the Week—A River in Madagascar

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Follow the Tornado Chasers Online

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Google Rents Goats to Mow the Lawn

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Picture of the Week—Afghanistan’s First National Park

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97 Ideas for Earth Day

Ytterbium

Just What Is Ytterbium Anyway?

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Vote for NASA’s Greatest Achievement in Earth Observation

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Picture of the Week—Lightning in a Volcanic Plume

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Karijini National Park in HD

Joshua Tewksbury and colleagues study whether the hot stuff in chili fruit deters bugs that may carry fungus.

Ask Smithsonian 2017

What’s So Hot About Chili Peppers?

An American ecologist travels through the Bolivian forest to answer burning questions about the spice

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Review: Dust, the Movie

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Underwater Volcano Erupts Near Tonga

A team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration caught the first ever video recording of an underwater volcano erupting.

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Environmental Film Festival Review: RiverWebs

Monday evening I saw another film from the Environmental Film Festival, a screening of RiverWebs at the Japan Information and Culture Center

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Too Many Choices at the Environmental Film Festival

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These Magnets Can Hurt

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