Below Europa’s thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines.
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Today’s Heat Waves Feel a Lot Hotter Than Heat Index Implies
If you looked at the heat index during this summer’s sticky heat waves and thought, “It sure feels hotter!,” you may be right.
Irreversible Declines in Freshwater Storage Projected in Parts of Asia by 2060
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “water tower” of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream.
How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and NASA Satellite Data to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look fully recovered with a healthy, lush, and green canopy.
Cleaner Air as a Result of Coronavirus Lockdown
During the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, soot concentrations in the atmosphere over Western and Southern Europe almost halved.
Rocket Launches Can Create Night-Shining Clouds Away from the Poles, NASA’s AIM Mission Reveals
Near Earth’s North and South poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn.


