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The Egersund dike system in Norway formed more than 600 million years ago, during the Ediacaran period. In new work, researchers drilled rock samples from the dike seen here to learn more about the history of Earth’s magnetic field. Credit: Yi Xue, CC BY 3.0

Groundwater level and storage trends in the headwater catchments of Victoria, Austalia.  Credit: Zhang et al. [2026] , Figure 1

A newly identified bubble of reduced galactic cosmic ray (GCR) flux appears to align with the Sun’s magnetic field, indicating an unexpected interaction between the Sun and Earth that the Moon passes through as it orbits. Credit: Shang et al., 2026 , https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv1908

Researchers used wind speeds, topography, and vegetation availability to model the outcomes of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, including the Hughes Fire, seen here. Credit: Andrew Avitt, USDA Forest Service/Flickr , Public Domain

Drifting snow driven by strong winds promotes the formation of wind-deposited landforms (sharp, irregular ridges) increasing the surface roughness. Credit: Zheng et al. [2026] , Figure 11b

Spatial patterns of the leading EOF mode of day-to-day temperature variability over Eurasia and North America for different seasons during 1961–2014, based on the HadGHCND dataset. Explained variance is indicated in each panel. Credit: Modified from Liu and Fu [2026] , Figure 2(a,d,g,j)

An archive of pilot whale tissue collected around the Faroe Islands has provided scientists with a decades-long record of how different per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulate in remote environments. Credit: Mirek237/Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 4.0

Blue Heron, Ky., is an abandoned coal mining town in which the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company operated from 1937 to 1962. The decline of the coal mining industry has brought a mix of health benefits and harms to Appalachian communities. Credit: Don Sniegowski/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

After wildfires, storms can lead to higher peak streamflow, increasing flooding risk for nearby communities. Credit: Haley Canham, CC-BY-NC

A new USGS tool integrates information about water availability in individual watersheds at a national scale. St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, seen here, is part of the Mississippi Watershed. Credit: Mississippi Watershed Management , Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

Researchers analyzed soil from five locations across the globe, including a forest like this one in Valais, Switzerland, to learn more about the spread of antibiotic resistance via soil. Credit: bulbocode909/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

U.S. Geological Survey work party in a fumarolic area near Crater Rock, Mount Hood, Oregon. Credit: Ingebritsen et al. [2026] , Figure 4c

Google’s local water consumption around its The Dalles, Ore., data center jumped 26% in 2005. Credit: Google Earth

A new study using simulations of Earth’s past sheds light on how the ocean current that swirls around Antarctica first formed. Credit: Martin Klingenbock, IAEA/Flickr , CC BY 2.0