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Autumn Along the Amur
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Published October 8, 2019
Orange and yellow foliage paint the banks of this river in the Russian Far East.
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Assateague on the Move
Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops provide a rare example of overlapping barrier islands. All of them are constantly in motion.
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Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier
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Published October 1, 2019
The fast-changing glacier is threatening a popular hiking area in the western Alps.
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A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell
Published September 30, 2019
Heavy winter and spring snowfall provided much-needed meltwater, but the effects of long-term drought mean the lake is nowhere near its highs from the 1980s and 90s.
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Mapping the Amazon
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Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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Three Decades of Urban Expansion in Quito
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In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
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The Long Bridge to “Silk City”
Published September 19, 2019
Kuwait’s largest construction project is intended to help reshape the country’s economy.
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Drought Reveals Lost “Spanish Stonehenge”
Published September 18, 2019
The Dolmen de Guadalperal resurfaced after five decades underwater.
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Smoke Blankets Borneo
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Published September 17, 2019
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
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Cameron Ridge
Published September 13, 2019
Get a close-up look at enormous wind turbines along this short segment of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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A Bloom of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
An important player in the nitrogen cycle, Trichodesmium makes a seasonal appearance off the northeast coast of Australia.
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Walker Fire
The wildfire has burned more than 50,000 acres, making it the state’s largest blaze in 2019.
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Floods Swamp Sudan
Published September 11, 2019
After a wet August, floodwaters inundated villages, pastures, and croplands.
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Malaspina on the Move
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Published September 6, 2019
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
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Laboring in Pullman
Published August 30, 2019
The Chicago neighborhood was the epicenter of a railroad strike that played a key role in the establishment of Labor Day as a federal holiday.
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Nearing the Limit of Retreat
Published August 28, 2019
One branch of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier seems to have retreated as far as it can, while the other still has some distance to go.
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Fire Burns in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil
Published August 27, 2019
Since the beginning of August 2019, NASA satellites have observed fires burning near the border of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil.
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