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The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane. The post Lala Batters Hawaii appeared first on NASA Science.

NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus. The post Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah appeared first on NASA Science.

The Moon slid between the Sun and Earth to produce a stunning celestial show visible from Spain in August 2026. The post A Sunflower’s View of Totality appeared first on NASA Science.

From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026. The post Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke appeared first on NASA Science.

Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. The post Stops Along the Path of Totality appeared first on NASA Science.

Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia's Kimberley region. The post Bountiful Roebuck Bay  appeared first on NASA Science.

Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026. The post El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific appeared first on NASA Science.

New animations from NASA's PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic. The post Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat appeared first on NASA Science.

Description This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of the Red Planet.  The green frequency waves emanating from the helicopters’ large antennas depict collection of subsurface radar data. The red beams depict collect near-infrared imagery data from regolith (crushed rock and dust) and other surface features. The post NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept) appeared first on NASA Science.

Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic interference testing chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.  The antenna was pointed up during test to minimize reflections and interferences with the antenna pattern during the measurement. Equipped with four instruments each, the The post Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission appeared first on NASA Science.

Deep in the mountains of Palawan, Conservation International scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species.

At Maido — the Lima restaurant recently crowned the best in the world — one of the star dishes is paiche, a giant prehistoric river fish.Its journey to the table begins on a small family farm deep in Peru’s Amazon.

“Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care for the natural world,” said Daniela Raik, interim CEO of Conservation International.

Conservation International’s Neil Vora was selected for TIME’s Next 100 list — alongside other rising leaders reshaping culture, science and society.

Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?

After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.

The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.

The ocean is engine of all life on Earth, but human-driven climate change is pushing it past its limits. Here are five ways the ocean keeps our climate in check — and what can be done to help.

In a grueling and delicate dance, a team led by Conservation International removes a massive undersea killer.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.