South Africa’s surface is rising. Slowly, almost invisibly, some areas are lifting by as much as two millimeters each year.

Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

As temperatures rise, clouds like stratus, cirrus and cumulonimbus are changing – becoming higher or less extensive. These ...

As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on April 29, ESA has released its most extensive ...

Scientific studies have attributed this anomaly to myriad factors such as cooler summer temperatures, more snowfall during ...

In a surprising climate twist, Antarctica's ice sheet has seen a dramatic increase in mass, defying trends of rapid melting ...

Discover how nearly two decades of satellite data—and the new Biomass mission—are helping scientists map forest carbon across ...

As seas rise along South Africa’s coastlines, a natural counterforce is at play, drought. New research reveals that parts of ...

North Korea and Russia are already connected by a railway bridge and the two isolated nations agreed in June 2024 to ...

The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...

Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, ...

The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says ...