Over millions of years, Earth’s summits and valleys have moved and shifted, resulting in the dramatic landscapes of peaks and shadows we know today. 

Over the past 30 years, wildfires have gotten bigger, stronger, and occurred more often. 

For more than a century, a guiding principle in seismology has been that earthquakes recur at semi-regular intervals according to a “seismic cycle.” 

When University of Michigan wildlife ecologist Nyeema Harris started her multiyear camera survey of West African wildlife, she sought to understand interactions between mammals and people in protected areas such as national parks.

Around the globe, communities are concerned with rain and storms.

The population of threatened southern sea otters in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in Central California, has made a significant comeback as a result of Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Otter Program. 

An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture heat and turn it into electricity.

Once winter nights dip below freezing and the days warm up above freezing sap begins to flow in sugar maples marking the start of the syrup season. 

A six-year-long, nationwide research project has concluded with solutions to help the dairy industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting profitability.

NASA’s Terra satellite is one in a fleet of NASA satellites that provide data for research.