Repeated land divisions over centuries have created a complex mosaic of ribbon-like fields in southern Poland. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
A major weather system spawned wind-fueled fires and dust storms in the state before moving east. Read More…
A salt-encrusted landscape surrounds the Colorado River where it empties into the Gulf of California. Read More…
The remote South Sandwich Islands can disrupt passing clouds in ways that shed alternating rows of cloud spirals. Read More…
Torrential rains set off dangerous flash flooding in the Argentinian port city. Read More…
Images bridging four decades show where Switzerland’s largest glacier and its neighbors have been losing ice. Read More…
Clouds parted to reveal fresh lava flows on the slopes of the East African Rift volcano. Read More…
A digital camera on the Blue Ghost lander looked back at Earth and captured this ethereal image. Read More…
Using NASA data, researchers can track vegetation changes around the planet, not just in forests but also in grasslands and savannas like the Brazilian...