Sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific are returning ... As a greenhouse gas, CO2 in the atmosphere increases the Earth's ability to trap heat. That increase in the rate of in the ...

Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.

AT a small depth (from 12 to 40 feet) below the surface of the earth the temperature is constant throughout the year, and this constant temperature of the soil differs little from the mean annual ...

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, ...

Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus notably presents a unique case.

The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

What water, chemistry and temperature cycles fostered the chemical reactions that allowed life to emerge on our planet? Because life arose in the largely unknown surface conditions of Earth’s early ...

El Niño, a climate phenomenon marked by warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is known to trigger extreme weather events worldwide, from droughts and ...