Students discuss the design of a CubeSat called INSPIRESat-1 during a meeting of the International Satellite Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE) held at the University of Colorado Boulder in ...

The researchers found more than 500 pieces of opaque black “space glass” in varying shapes in Brazil. Credit: Álvaro Crósta For the first time in South America and only the sixth time in history, ...

The number of fatal landslides in 2026 to the end of February was considerably above both the long term mean and the year with the highest total, 2024. To bring everything back up to date, I am ...

Sediment cores extracted from deep under the Aegean Sea reveal the timing of explosive eruptions of Kolumbo Volcano and a potential link to neighboring Santorini. Kolumbo is a little-known underwater ...

Geostationary satellites can collect frequent measurements of temperatures and other characteristics of Earth’s land surfaces, allowing them to detect rapid changes and disturbances. Land surface ...

The Cerrado savanna in Brazil is the second-largest biome in South America and stores as much carbon as 20% of the Amazon rainforest, according to new research. Credit: Andre Dib The Cerrado savanna ...

In groundwater flow and transport modeling, aquifer characterization is still a hot topic. Ultimately, it means giving each grid cell in a numerical model hydraulic property values. This is a daunting ...

LHS 1903 is a small red M dwarf star orbited by a rocky planet and two gaseous planets. In a recent study, scientists used the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS satellite to investigate a fourth planet ...

Surface meltwater ponding and drainage in the Greenland Ice Sheet is analyzed at high spatial and temporal resolution through SkySat imagery and deep learning. Liquid water from melting Greenland ice ...

In 2025, I recorded 663 global fatal landslides, costing 5,091 lives. I have fallen a little behind with providing updates on global fatal landslides – a consequence of the pressures associated with ...

The bushfires in Australia are a never-ending story of loss, tragedy, and record-setting moments. The fires have claimed the lives of at least 27 people and countless animals and destroyed 2,000 homes ...

Dust storms like this one deliver mineral dust to the Greenland Ice Sheet—and the dark-colored algae that are contributing to its melting. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery In the ...