Climate
This is the Reactor That Could Make it Possible to Return From Mars
Remember when engineers proposed one-way trips to Mars, because round trips are just too expensive to bring people back to…
Here’s Lake Mead’s Record Low Water Levels Seen From Space
How bad is the drought in the western United States? A stunning depiction of the record dry spell comes in…
A new Assessment of the World’s Climate is out. The News Isn’t Good
According to the recently released IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, climate change is going to get significantly worse if we don't…
The Moon has Been Mildly Preventing Coastal Erosion, in the 2030s, That Protection Ends
According to a new study, the Moon will be entering an orbital phase by the mid-2030s, which will drastically affect…
The Earth’s Atmosphere is Storing Energy Twice as Quickly as it did 15 Years ago
These days it seems you can’t walk through a bookstore without bumping into a book or magazine pointing out the…
After British Columbia’s Record-Breaking Heatwave, Here Come the Wildfires
NASA just released a series of satellite images that show the wildfires currently raging in British Columbia's interior.
Another Big Iceberg Just Broke off from Antarctica
The ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite recently spotted an iceberg the size of New York City breaking off the Brunt Ice…
It Looks Like Iceberg A-68A is Coming Apart
Iceberg A-68A, the massive frigid behemoth posing a threat to South Georgia Island, might be breaking into pieces. Satellite images…
2020 Ties for the Hottest Year on Record
According to NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), 2020 tied 2016 for being the hottest year on record!
Tree Rings Reveal 1,000 Years of Solar Activity
The Sun has a lot of rhythm and goes through different cycles of activity. The most well-known cycle might be…