Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet ...
A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj volcanic field interspersed with patches of golden sand.
Related: See all the best images of Earth from space A group of five barchan, or "horned," sand dunes can be seen in a zoomed-in version of the 2013 photo (see below). Over time, these arrowhead ...
Sand and dust storms are an essential element of the Earth’s natural bio-chemical cycles, but are also caused in part by human-induced drivers, including climate change, and unsustainable land ...
But unlike Earth's snow, Mars' snow comes in two forms ... stops the wind from carrying up the sand and prevents the dunes from migrating until the spring thaw comes. Studying how the carbon ...
This location provided a series of challenges for the Earth from Space crew. Not least because of the desert-like sand dunes that spread out for miles beyond the horizon, but because the weather ...