Years ago, scientists noted something odd: Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflect nearly the same amount of sunlight back into space. The reason why this symmetry is odd is because the ...

Field testing and comparisons of different thermal imaging cameras were conducted during the Great Thermal Bake-off workshop in August 2024. In this image captured by one of the cameras, colors ...

Wildfires dot Russia’s Siberian Arctic, imaged by the Terra satellite in June 2020. Such fires are becoming significantly more common in the region. Credit: Pierre Markuse via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 ...

Two new studies investigate the possible origins of organic molecules detected in plumes erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, pictured here in an artist’s impression. Enceladus’s ...

Fishermen ply their trade in the Gulf of Mannar in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka, one example of the vital importance of oceans to planet Earth and humankind. Measurements of ocean heating and sea ...

The ground beneath our feet is exhaling. Steadily and without pause, through a process called soil respiration, plant roots and microbes release carbon dioxide (CO 2) into the atmosphere. This ...

Mycorrhizal fungi, shown here with false color, have a symbiotic relationship with most plants. Credit: Oyarte-Galvez (AMOLF)/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Just as the human body contains a ...

Confidence in science has become increasingly fragmented in the United States across our polarized political spectrum. And overall, the American public is showing declining trust in experts and ...

Ancient driftwood found in Stanton’s Cave, about 40 meters above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., hinted at a catastrophic landslide occurring more than 50,000 years ago.

The lower Matai'an landslide barrier lake prior to the failure on 21 October 2025. Still from a video posted to Youtube by CNA English News courtesy of the Hualien branch of the Forestry and Nature ...

Global river datasets represent rivers that flow downstream in single paths that follow surface elevation, but they often miss branching river systems found in areas such as floodplains, canals, and ...