Scientists have placed high-tech "spiders" inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens, the site of the most active volcano in the United States.
NASA satellites do some really cool things, like take a sideways look at a slice of a tropical depression -- that's what CloudSat did with Lana in the Central Pacific.
A false-color image of Earth was taken by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, one of two NASA instruments onboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.
Using a combination of theoretical modeling, energy calculations, and field observations, researchers have for the first time described a mechanism that explains how some of the ocean's tiniest swimming animals can have a huge impact on large-scale ocean mixing. (California Institute of Technology press release)
The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-14, provided its first visible full disk image of Earth on July 27, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
The Heterogeneous Reaction of Hydroxyl Radicals with Sub-Micron Squalane Particles: a Model System for Understanding the Oxidative Aging of Ambient Aerosols, Smith, J. D., Kroll, J. H., Cappa, C. D., Che, D. L., Liu, C. L., Ahmed, M., Leone, S. R., Worsnop, D. R., and Wilson, K. R., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, May 18, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 9)
Constraints on the Lake Volume Required for Hydro-Fracture Through Ice Sheets, Krawczynski, M. J., M. D. Behn, S. B. Das, and I. Joughin, Geophysical Research Letters, May 16, 2009 (Vol. 36, L10501, doi:10.1029/2008GL036765)
Trans-Pacific Dust Transport: Integrated Analysis of NASA/CALIPSO and a Global Aerosol Transport Model, Eguchi, K., Uno, I., Yumimoto, K., Takemura, T., Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., and Liu, Z., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, May 14, 2009 (Vol. 9, No. 9)
Prevalence of Extended Reconnection X-Lines in the Solar Wind at 1 AU, Phan, T. D., J. T. Gosling, and M. S. Davis, Geophysical Research Letters, May 14, 2009 (Vol. 36, L09108, doi:10.1029/2009GL037713)
Stratospheric Ozone During the Last Glacial Maximum, Rind, D., J. Lerner, C. McLinden, and J. Perlwitz, Geophysical Research Letters, May 14, 2009 (Vol. 36, L09712, doi:10.1029/2009GL037617)
New smart-phone applications may enable the public to help scientists monitor invasive species and collect data in a fraction of the time it normally takes. (National Geographic News) more...
Almost halfway through the rainy season, the monsoon in many parts of South Asia continues to remain unreliable, leading to the question of whether climate change is to blame. (BBC News) more...
Vast swaths of North Africa are growing lusher, new satellite images show, suggesting a possible boon for people living in the driest part of the continent. (National Geographic News) more...
For the first time, researchers have been able to drill deep (more than 1,600 meters) into an ocean fault zone. (Scientific American) more...
Jellyfish help to stir up the ocean as they move, according to researchers who used a green dye to show how the animals' umbrella-shaped bodies were a key factor in this mixing. (BBC News) more...
Large trees have declined in Yosemite National Park during the 20th century, and warmer climate conditions may play a role. (United States Geological Survey press release)
Scientists are comparing annual growth rings of the Pacific Northwest's largest bivalve and its most iconic tree for clues to how living organisms may have responded to changes in climate. (Oregon State University press release)
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered that the Amazon River, and its transcontinental drainage, is around 11 million years old and took its present shape about 2.4 million years ago. (University of Liverpool press release)
The area of forest burnt by wildfires in the United States is set to increase by over 50 percent by 2050, according to research by climate scientists. (University of Leeds press release)
Scientists found the size of this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone to be smaller than forecasted, measuring 3,000 square miles, however the dead zone was severe where it did occur. (NOAA Headquarters press release)