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Noctilucent clouds
Science Visualized Earth
Night-shining ‘noctilucent’ clouds have crept south this summer
Clouds high in the atmosphere that catch the sun’s rays even after sundown may be seen farther from the poles due to an increase in moisture in the air.
By Carolyn Wilke | 10:00am, July 16, 2019
California State Route 178
News | Earth
3 questions seismologists are asking after the California earthquakes
By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, July 12, 2019
Bolshaya Udina volcano
News | Earth
Is a long-dormant Russian volcano waking up? It’s complicated
By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, June 17, 2019
Grand Canyon
News | Earth
Soil eroded by glaciers may have kick-started plate tectonics
By Carolyn Gramling | 1:36pm, June 05, 2019
southern ocean in Antarctica
Feature | Earth
The Southern Ocean may be less of a carbon sink than we thought
By Alexandra Witze | 6:00am, June 02, 2019
Tableau Physique
News in Brief | Earth
This iconic Humboldt map may need crucial updates
By Carolyn Gramling | 3:00pm, May 27, 2019
Coco River in Brazil
News in Brief | Earth
Only a third of Earth’s longest rivers still run free
By Carolyn Gramling | 7:00am, May 10, 2019
flamingo lagoon
Feature | Earth
The search for new geologic sources of lithium could power a clean future
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:09pm, May 07, 2019
Horned passalus beetles
News | Earth
A belly full of wriggling worms makes wood beetles better recyclers
By Kathleen O'Neil | 7:00am, May 07, 2019
solid grains in a glass chamber
News | Earth
Dry sand can bubble and swirl like a fluid
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:21pm, April 30, 2019
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