November 26, 2024

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Lava Nears Iceland’s Blue Lagoon Lava Nears Iceland’s Blue Lagoon

A tongue of lava from the eruption flowed into the parking lot of the geothermal spa.

     
Human Fingerprints on an Ancient Landscape Human Fingerprints on an Ancient Landscape

The Cretaceous sandstone of Libya’s Messak Settafet plateau shows signs of a modern oil field and Stone Age quarries and hunting sites.

     
New View of the “City Under the Ice” New View of the “City Under the Ice”

A novel radar image reveals structural elements of Camp Century, an abandoned U.S. military base buried within the Greenland Ice Sheet.

     
Windy City of Lights Windy City of Lights

Orange, yellow, and white lights span Chicago at night, illuminating its gridded downtown and tracing its sinuous rivers and parks.

     
Global Freshwater Abruptly Declines Global Freshwater Abruptly Declines

The amount of freshwater stored on land and underground has plummeted in the past decade, which might indicate that Earth’s continents have entered a persistently drier phase.

     
A Hazy, Foggy Day in Italy’s Po Valley A Hazy, Foggy Day in Italy’s Po Valley

Research suggests that airborne particles called aerosols contribute to longer-lasting outbreaks of fog.

     
Extratropical Cyclone Whips Over the Pacific Northwest Extratropical Cyclone Whips Over the Pacific Northwest

Damaging winds from the strong storm knocked out power for thousands of people in Washington state.