Both humans and wildlife depend on sea ice for survival. (Photo courtesy of Mike Hill via Getty Images) New research suggests winter sea ice extent has reached its lowest level on record, with temperatures continuing to exceed 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit…
Melting ice sheets could move the North Pole 89 feet (27 meters) by 2100, according to a new study. (Image credit: Sean Gallup via Getty Images) A new study suggests that rapid ice melting caused by climate change could cause…
A large sponge and a cluster of anemones are spotted among other life forms beneath the George VI Ice Shelf in the Bellingshausen Sea. (Image credit: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) A massive iceberg that broke away from an Antarctic glacier…
People stand near a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck. (Photo Credit: STR via Getty Images) A strong magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) on Friday (March 28),…
A plume of steam rises from Mount Spurr on March 26. (Photo credit: Loewen, Matt, AVO) Images show Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano spewing out a huge plume of steam. In its latest update on March 28, the Alaska Volcano Observatory…
The rough-sided biradiate (Ovicula biradiata) was discovered by a volunteer in Big Bend National Park. (Photo courtesy of James Bailey © California Academy of Sciences) While hiking in Big Bend National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas, a volunteer…
The waves in the Drake Passage are so powerful that their effects are known as the “Drake Shake.” (Photo by Mlenny/Getty Images) The Drake Passage is an ocean channel that lies between the southern tip of South America and the…
New research suggests that there are about 100 trees for every person in China. (Photo credit: zhihao/Getty Images) According to recent estimates, there are 142.6 billion trees in China, which means there are about 100 trees per capita. Those numbers…
The caldera at the top of Vesuvius lined up perfectly with a hole in the clouds when the Landsat 8 satellite flew over it in 2022. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Joshua Stevens) This stunning satellite image shows one of the planet’s most…
Spirit Lake is located about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the peak of Mount St. Helens and was altered by a record-breaking landslide during the volcano’s 1980 eruption. (Photo credit: NASA/Landsat/Wanmei Liang) This stunning satellite image shows the unique…