Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters

During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.

A Little Town with a Long Name
A Little Town with a Long Name

A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Searching for Selenite
Searching for Selenite

Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.

Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites
Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites

Cortina d’Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Milano Cortina 2026
Milano Cortina 2026

About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.

Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia
Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia

From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.