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We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
Although Antarctica is far away, and changing conditions there may seem distant, the changes can have a profound effect for us all.
Here's what the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris look like from space (photos)
The 2024 Summer Olympics started Friday (July 26) in Paris with the opening ceremony highlighting historic landmarks along the Seine River, which can be seen in a new satellite image from space.
Earth's plate tectonics fired up hundreds of millions of years earlier than we thought, ancient crystals reveal
New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
Satellites are game changers for protecting coral reefs in a warming world
Over the years, satellites have played an important role in monitoring oceans and coral reefs all across the globe.
Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery
A rapidly spreading wildfire burns through part of the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies as satellites track its growth and movement.
Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life
In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen."
June 2024 featured record-breaking heat and billion-dollar weather disasters, NOAA says
The U.S. just suffered its second-hottest June in 130 years. The month also featured four new billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.
