The Ozone Hole’s Earliest Cause Wasn’t CFCs After All
When researchers first discovered the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985, it was a shock to the scientific community.…
Wild New Study Claims We Can Nudge Hurricanes Away From Land
An estimated 60 million people across 24 states felt the effects of Hurricane Sandy as it moved up…
Hidden Solar Storms May Be Lighting Japan’s Skies With Massive Red Auroras
Low-latitude aurora observed on June 28, 2024, in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: Tomohiro M. Nakayama Unusually tall red…
JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b
Astronomers from the University of Geneva, working with colleagues in Canada and the United States, have captured the…
Study suggests ancient skies rained down ingredients for life on Earth
Earth’s earliest atmosphere may have done more than shield the planet from the Sun. New research suggests the…
Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate
Thompson, D. W. J. & Wallace, J. M. Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part I: month-to-month variability.…
Aurora borealis could be visible in UP tonight. How to view them
Stunning northern lights turn sky green in Alaska Residents in Alaskan city of Venetie got treated to a…
Could you survive HD 189733b, the 927°C world that rains razor-sharp glass?
From afar, HD 189733b glimmers like a tranquil jewel, a sapphire-coloured world suspended in the darkness of space.…
Healing Ozone Layer Could Trigger 40% More Global Warming
Healing the ozone layer protects us from UV rays, but it may also fuel far more global warming…
Scientists Unveil Wild New Way to Explore the Edge of Space
Scientists often refer to the mesosphere as the “ignorosphere”—a region that’s too high for planes or weather balloons…
How Does Lightning Start? New Research Provides a Groundbreaking Theory
Lightning has long terrified and fascinated scientists and non-scientists alike. For something so relatively common, the precise atmospheric…