Geography Mirror Images: Land and Water Shapes
A cape and the bay it juts into are just one example of how geography's shapes mirror each other.
Grand Canyon Night Sky Photography: Milky Way
The Milky Way's luminous tendrils stretch across a lone figure silhouetted in the Grand Canyon, a visual prompt of huma…
Earth vs Kepler-452b: An Artist's Concept Comparison
Kepler-452b, a planet 1.6 billion years Earth's senior, lies in the habitable zone of a distant star. With a size and s…
Brazil Tsunami: Rare Flooding in Santa Catarina
A restaurant in Santa Catarina was swept away in Brazil’s recent meteorological tsunami. The rare flooding event was dr…
Campi Flegrei Supervolcano: Naples' Volcanic Risk
Naples' 3 million residents live in a supervolcano's caldera which may erupt again. Scientists work to mitigate the ris…
Venezuela Earthquakes: 7.1 and 7.5 Magnitude
Venezuela recently experienced a rare phenomenon: two massive earthquakes, magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, striking just 39 sec…
Tsunami Warning Signs and Safety
The ground shook violently in Palu on September 28, 2018, after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that res…
Unique Trees Found Nowhere Else on Earth
Tucked away in a dry, grassy plain stands a forest unlike any other, with trees that have never been found elsewhere on…
South Atlantic Anomaly: Magnetic Field Weakening
South Atlantic Anomaly is a region where the Earth's magnetic field is around 30% lower than average. This zone, which…
Mount Bromo Wildfire: Lava Flow and Smoke
Smoke and ash have been released by Mount Bromo, with lava flows descending the peak, creating a dangerous new mix of t…
River Crossing Ten Countries Map
For centuries, the Danube has been the river artery of Europe. The Danube River flows gently through ten countries on i…
Earth vs.
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, hosts lakes of liquid methane, not water, with much less gravity.