The number of people living in flood-prone areas has increased in recent decades.

A pair of Landsat images acquired 49 years apart reveals where the region’s glaciers and ice caps have retreated and narrowed.

Though they were a bit tardy this year, the coccolithophores have arrived in Washington's waters.

Fluvial floodplains are a common source of sand, so dune fields often form immediately downwind of them.

The sulfurous waters of the archipelago's mangrove swamps host the world's largest bacteria.

The broad perspective from satellites shows the landscapes and seascapes surrounding some of the world's tallest, longest, fastest, and heaviest waves.

Deforestation patterns near Santa Cruz de la Sierra reflect different waves of settlers and economic activities.