On observe que le pétrole brut provenant du pétrolier « Hebei Spirit », d'une capacité de 146 000 tonnes, qui a fait naufrage, pollue les eaux au large de la Corée du Sud…
Depuis plus de 500 ans, les navigateurs cherchent une route libre de glace entre les îles arctiques du nord…
Les ouragans sont les tempêtes les plus impressionnantes de la Terre. Ils se forment au-dessus des eaux chaudes de l'océan Atlantique tropical,…
Le 1er mars 2007, Alain Hubert et Dixie Dansercoer se sont lancés dans une expédition remarquable pour parcourir à pied la distance entre…
L'île de La Réunion, dans l'océan Indien, incarne pour tout le monde l'idée même d'un paradis tropical. Cependant, le 12 mai 2007,…
Tout le monde s'accorde à dire que notre planète se réchauffe. La plupart des scientifiques estiment que les ‘ gaz à effet de serre ’ – principalement le dioxyde de carbone…
Il y a 18 mois, les scientifiques étaient désespérés lorsqu’un satellite censé transmettre des données essentielles sur le climat…
Moins de 450 personnes ont eu la chance d’admirer notre magnifique planète depuis l’espace. Cependant,…
Depuis 1985, les scientifiques surveillent un trou dans la couche d'ozone, au-dessus de l'Antarctique. Il y avait…
Permanent ice caps have existed at the North and South Poles for millions of years. But dramatic changes…
To celebrate Europe Day, ESA is offering you a chance to win a poster showing Europe as seen…
Scientists have known for decades about many huge lakes that hide beneath the frozen wastes of Antarctica. However,…
Flooding is more common and widespread than any other natural disaster. During the last decade, floods have affected…
Despite its name, Greenland is almost entirely covered by a huge sheet of ice. However, data from several…
It is easy to measure wind speed and direction at one place on the ground, but what are…
A new chapter in Earth observation began at XX.XX CEST on 8 October 2005, when Europe’s CryoSat lifted…
Most scientists agree that our planet is getting warmer. The first 10 years of this century were the…
According to a new ESA study, the Sumatran earthquake of 26 December 2004 not only devastated a huge…
Dust is a great traveller. It is not uncommon for a fine coating of dust from Africa’s Sahara…
On 26 December 2004, the world was changed when a huge earthquake tore the planet’s crust apart. The…
The mountain gorilla is one of our closest relatives in the animal world. Unfortunately, these intelligent apes are…
Spring gets off to an unseasonal start across Europe: this Envisat image from last week shows the continent…
At the bottom of the world, an enormous, bottle-shaped iceberg has been threatening to demolish everything in its…
Hurricanes are the most awesome storms on Earth. Every summer, these huge, rotating storms form over the warm…
Imagine everyone in Glasgow, Turin or Lyons being forced out of their homes. This is the scale of…
The air is full of tiny, floating dust particles and droplets – known as “aerosols”. Many aerosols are…
Every time we breathe out, we send carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is one example…
Have you ever suffered from sunburn? This burning of the skin is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light from…
Earthquakes are the deadliest of all natural disasters. Most deaths are caused by collapsing buildings or fires. Several…
Flooding is the world’s most expensive type of natural disaster. The cost of global flood damage is hundreds…
