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Mares' tail clouds over Texas

Making Heads of Mares' Tails

Clouds continue to portend change, but what kind?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Probes are buried in the ground at different depths to estimate soil moisture content

Looking for Mud

Scientists stumble on a weird way to measure the moisture in soil.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A maize farmer in El Salvador examines his desiccated soil.

Leaving Dry Lands Behind

Census and climate data uncover internal migration patterns in North Latin America and the Caribbean.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Methane seeps to the surface of this Arctic lake.

Leaking Lakes

Bubbles large and small signal changes in the Arctic and in Earth’s atmosphere.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Mnemiopsis leidyi is a species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, that is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and invasive in many European seas.

Invasion of the Ctenophores

Greek scientists protect the Aegean sea from a predatory invader.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

The icebreaker Aurora Australis churns through pack ice surrounding East Antarctica

In the Zone

Sea ice may underpin the survival of Antarctic seabirds.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Frost clings to an eddy covariance tower in Barrow, Alaska.

In the Arctic Darkness

Beneath a frozen surface, stirrings.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Prayer flags frame Ama Dablam Peak in the Nepalese Himalaya.

Himalaya's Heat Pump

Polluted air over Asia is changing patterns in remote mountain ranges.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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