Rising from the arid expanse of southern Utah in the United States, the Henry Mountains provide an important natural laboratory for studying erosion and desert ecosystems.

The modernist architecture of Kaunas, in central Lithuania, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023.

Barbados, the easternmost island in the Caribbean located approximately 180 km east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, combines urban development, tourism infrastructure, and fragmented farmland within a small territory.

Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, sits in a broad valley where dense neighbourhoods, farmland, and forested foothills create a diverse mosaic of habitats which help sustain urban biodiversity.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focusing on key climate trends in April 2026.

Stromboli Volcano is located on Stromboli Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, north of Sicily, and is part of Italy’s Aeolian Islands. It is one of the country’s most active volcanoes, known for its regular eruptive activity.

In southern Poland, the rural municipality of Gmina Sułoszowa is known for its remarkably elongated agricultural plots.

Celebrated every year on 9 May, Europe Day marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration of 1950, which laid the foundations of our European Union.

The Passage du Gois, which links the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland in western France, is an intertidal causeway regularly submerged at high tide, restricting access to and from the island.

A widespread marine heatwave has been affecting the North Pacific Ocean since early 2026, with notable ecological impacts off the western coast of the United States, particularly off California.

Located southwest of Cairo in northern Egypt, the Faiyum Depression is a long-established agricultural region sustained by water diverted from the Nile. The depression contrasts sharply with the surrounding desert and includes Lake Qarun, a saline remnant of a much larger ancient lake.

Cologne, located along the Rhine River, is one of the most important urban and economic centres in Germany, characterised by a dense historic core and extensive suburban expansion. This visualisation ...

This rare cloud-free image of Ireland, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 29 April 2026, provides an exceptional view of the island, revealing its surface in full spring detail. Across the island, ...

In recent days, a mass stranding of dead red shrimp occurred along the coast of Mirbat, Oman, with reports attributing the event to ...

The Jotunheimen mountain range in southern Norway is home to the country’s highest peaks, including Galdhøpiggen, the highest peak in both Norway and Northern Europe. Within the range...

Ecuador encompasses an exceptional range of ecosystems, from the biodiverse Amazon rainforest to Andean highlands and ...

On 29 April 2026, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) released the ‘European State of the Climate 2025 Report’. The Report indicates that Europe warmed twice as fast as the global average over the past 30 years, making it the fastest-warming continent on Earth.

Located on the southern coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, the Bahía Blanca estuary is a complex coastal system of tidal channels, mudflats, and salt marshes, recognised for its ecological importance, regional fisheries, and port activities. Its strong tidal dynamics shape a range of diverse habitats across the estuary.

The Banat Plain is one of the most productive agricultural areas of Romania, shaped by fertile soils and a long history of agricultural practice. This intensively cultivated landscape also retains ecological value, with a patchwork of fields and field margins which support pollinators and farmland biodiversity.

Located along the French Riviera, the Principality of Monaco is a densely urbanised coastal enclave bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Maritime Alps. Despite its limited size, Monaco sits within a region of high ecological value, in which marine ecosystems, coastal habitats, and ...