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Curved barchan dunes and a straight seif dune lie in the north polar region of Mars, where the first significant change to sand dunes was detected in 2008.

Unearthly Dunes

Slow-moving landforms in Alaska decipher the frigid surface of Mars.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
This aerial view shows Spectacle Reef Light on the northwest side of Lake Huron, 11 miles east of Bois Blanc Island. (Courtesy US Coast Guard)

To the Lighthouse

Where is the water going in the Great Lakes?
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Person walking through flooded streets after Hurricane Sandy

Time and Tide

Scientists pit nature against nature to protect New Yorkers from storms.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
River water is part of life in Bangladesh and when contaminated it can spread cholera.

The Time of Cholera

The color of water could be a tool for heading off epidemics.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Sensors sniff out the comings and goings of carbon dioxide at the Missouri Ozarks AmeriFlux site. (

The Secrets of Leaves

A silent exchange between land and air reveals what we don't know.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
This stovepipe tornado formed on May 31, 2010, near the border between Colorado and Oklahoma.

The Dirt on Tornadoes

Moisture on the ground may fuel more violence in the sky.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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