EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceThe Ozone Layer Is on Track for a Total RecoveryAfter a major setback in the 2010s, the most recent U.N. assessment says the Montreal Protocol has succeeded in…ByLauren LefferPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (9)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePhotos: Mauna Loa Eruption Continues on Hawaii's Big IslandThe volcano began spewing in late November—for the first time in 40 years—and it hasn't stopped since.ByAngely MercadoPublishedDecember 9, 2022Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePhotos Show Eruption at Mauna Loa, World's Largest Active VolcanoThe Hawaiian volcano is spewing lava for the first time in 40 years. Here's what to know about the ongoing eruption.ByMolly TaftPublishedNovember 30, 2022Comments (4)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHawaii's Mauna Loa Is Erupting for First Time in Almost 40 YearsThe world's largest active volcano started erupting late Sunday night.ByMolly TaftPublishedNovember 28, 2022Comments (13)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceNew NASA Satellite Will Keep Tabs on Nearly All of Earth's WaterSWOT will collect data on all of our planet's large water bodies every 21 days, offering key insights into climate,…ByLauren LefferPublishedNovember 17, 2022Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHeat Waves Set Off Record Ice Melt in Greenland Last MonthGreenland’s glaciers and snow reflect heat away from the planet, so rapid melt puts the planet on a path to faster…ByAngely MercadoPublishedOctober 7, 2022Comments (1)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceWhat's Causing These Geological Formations on the Great Salt Lake?Odd white structures have been appearing at Utah's Great Salt Lake the past few winters, alarming park rangers.ByJennifer NalewickiPublishedSeptember 3, 2022Comments (13)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceGreenland's Recent Ice Melt Could Cover All of West Virginia in WaterScientists are worried that there could be a repeat of a big melt that happened in 2019.ByAngely MercadoPublishedJuly 21, 2022Comments (4)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceWatch Live: NOAA's 'Voyage to the Ridge' Deep Ocean ExpeditionsA video livestream is showing rare footage of undersea mountains, thermal vents, corals, and possibly new-to-science…ByLauren LefferPublishedJuly 20, 2022Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceMIT Scientists Propose Space Bubbles to Reverse the Worst of Climate ChangeGeoengineering is fun to think about—but lowering current emissions should be the most important goal.ByAngely MercadoPublishedJune 16, 2022Comments (26)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceThe Alps Are Getting Ominously GreenerResearchers found that vegetation is increasing while snow cover is decreasing across the Alps.ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 2, 2022Comments (3)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceClimate Change May Be Giving the World’s Oceans AmnesiaThis could complicate future conservation efforts and make it harder to prepare for extreme weather.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMay 11, 2022Comments (3)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHuge Groundwater System Discovered Under AntarcticaGeophysicists used remote sensing to see reservoirs beneath the surface. That water could speed up the loss of ice…ByKevin HurlerPublishedMay 5, 2022Comments (14)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePicturesque Italian Lake Suddenly Turns Blood RedLago d'Averno has transformed in just month. Scientists say an algal bloom is to blame.ByAngely MercadoPublishedApril 8, 2022Comments (5)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceAntarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf Suffers ‘Complete Collapse’Satellite images show the collapse happening around March 15.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMarch 25, 2022Comments (7)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHere's Why Skies Over Europe Are Orange This WeekA huge dust cloud from the Sahara has people skiing on reddish snow.ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 17, 2022Comments (4)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceTonga Eruption Blasted Volcanic Material Into the MesosphereIt took just 30 minutes for the main plume to reach the atmospheric layer beneath space.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedFebruary 18, 2022Comments (3)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceUnknown Deep Sea Creatures Are Holding Onto a Ton of CarbonA new study reveals just how important deep sea plankton are for removing carbon from the atmosphere.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 17, 2022Comments (21)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth SciencePhotos of a Volcanic Storm Over Mount Etna Look Like Something From Lord of the RingsThe eruption was so powerful that it created a thunderstorm over Sicily.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 15, 2022Comments (4)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceHaunting Before-and-After Satellite Images Show Devastation Wrought by Tonga VolcanoThe imagery shows towns and water clogged with ash as well as the striking transformation of the…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 27, 2022Comments (3)Save