ESA’s Aeolus satellite has been returning profiles of Earth’s winds since 3 September 2018, just after it was launched – and after months of careful testing these measurements are considered so good that the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is now using them in their forecasts.

Sand dunes and outcrops add color and dimension across the Namib Sand Sea.

Skeiðarárjökull is known for flooding caused by volcanic eruptions underneath the ice.

Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full extent of damage is only beginning to be realized.

Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our planet.

A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to ‘invade’ the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade. 

Climate is an important factor in determining a plant species’ growing zone. 

The atmospheric concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, has almost tripled since the beginning of industrialisation.

A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica three and a half weeks after its launch.

Deep below the Earth’s surface lies a thick rocky layer called the mantle, which makes up the majority of our planet’s volume.