Earth Science & Climate

What Color Are Fossils and What Causes Their Hue?

What Would Happen If the New Madrid Fault Line Went Off?

Is a New Ocean Forming in Africa?

What Is the Smallest Tectonic Plate?

Why Is It More Cloudy in the Winter?

What Is the Surf Zone? From Breaking Waves to Life

What Is Cryovolcanism? Icy Eruptions in the Solar System

Why Is the Drake Passage So Rough?

What Process Causes Cracks in the Sidewalks?

How Much Is 1 Cubic Yard of Topsoil?

Does the Sun Produce Gamma Rays?

How Much Oil Is Left in the Permian Basin?

Why Isn’t There a Lunar Eclipse Every Month?

Why Is Space Cold If the Sun Is Hot?

How Wide Was the Joplin Tornado at Its Peak?

How Long Is the Polar Night in Svalbard?

Is Mount Rainier a Supervolcano?

Where Did All the Water in Our Universe Come From?

How to Make It Rain: The Science of Cloud Seeding

How Are Icebergs Made? From Glacier to Ocean