The effects of climate change on the fragile planet we live on.
Antarctic Ice Mapped 10 times more accurately
This new NASA/UC Irvine map of ice velocity in Antarctica is 10 times more accurate than any previous map.
June 2019 hottest on record for Earth
Warmest June on record for the globe. Assessing the Global Climate in June 2019. Record-low Antarctic sea ice extent.
First Data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3
This image shows CO2 over the United States during OCO-3’s first few days of science data collection.
The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
The most radioactive places on Earth. Who on Earth is exposed to the most ionizing radiation?
Record-breaking temperatures for June in Europe
Data just released show that the European-average temperature for June 2019 was higher than for any other June on record.
The Ocean Cleanup project is back in action
The non-profit organization Ocean Cleanup returns to take on the great pacific garbage patch.
Forecasting D-Day
It was the raw courage of the more than 160,000 Allied troops who stormed an 80-kilometer (50-mile) stretch of heavily fortified beaches in Normandy, France, that made
Terraforming the Sahara Desert
In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally.
Earth has entered the ‘Age of Man’
Scientists announced Earth has entered the ‘Age of Man,’ they vote to recognize the start of the Anthropocene epoch.
Mysterious ozone-depleting CFC emissions source discovered
Scientists finally discover mysterious ozone-depleting CFC emissions source.