Tropical Cyclone Harold brought heavy rains and hurricane-force winds to Vanuatu and was moving toward Fiji when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm.

Every spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the ocean surface erupts in a massive bloom of phytoplankton.

Twin satellites are assessing the state of soil moisture and groundwater on the continent and around the world.

Scientists at Caltech and Occidental College have discovered a methane-fueled symbiosis between worms and bacteria at the bottom of the sea, shedding new light on the ecology of deep-sea environments.

Extreme rainfall has become increasingly common in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil. 

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of newly formed Tropical Cyclone Harold. 

Switzerland’s Federal Council has decided that the country should become carbon-​neutral by 2050.

At 500 meters deep, the Makhtesh Ramon is the world’s largest erosion crater.

Northern China is a major dairy-producing region in the country. However, milk production is expected to drastically decline by 2050, with losses potentially up to 50% by 2070, because of heat stress in July, says a new study.

Open biomass burning (OBB) can impact regional air quality, especially the heavy haze pollution in Northeast China (NEC) in recent years.