Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as the Earth's natural sponge. Unfortunately, common agricultural practices—including deep plowing ...

Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite has launched from ...

Our magnetosphere plays the role of gatekeeper, repelling unwanted energy that's harmful to life on Earth, trapping most of it a safe distance from Earth's surface in twin doughnut-shaped zones called ...

Interactive website exploring the dynamic forces that formed and are continually reforming the Earth and Solar System. Sections include gems and minerals, rocks and mining, plate tectonics and ...

Plate subduction traverses multiple Earth spheres, transporting surface and lithospheric materials to the deep interior and reaching the core-mantle boundary (CMB). Conversely, mantle plumes convey ...

Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth's climate system. Follow the trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, ...