January 20, 2026
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The expansion of greenhouses in southern Ontario is changing the appearance of the land surface—and the night sky.
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After marching from Selma, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and called for nonviolence in the fight for equality and justice for all Americans.
A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.
A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
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NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.
An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than the landscape is adapted for.
Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023.
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