Atmospheric oxygen constraints on Southern Ocean productivity and drivers of carbon uptake
Chavez, F. P., Messié, M. & Pennington, J. T. Marine primary production in relation to climate variability and…
Monster Storms on Jupiter Unleash Lightning Beyond Anything on Earth
Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft have uncovered evidence that lightning on Jupiter can be vastly more…
Atmospheric black carbon in the climate system
Szopa, S. et al. in Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis (eds V. Masson-Delmotte et al.)…
Stunning pillars of light seen falling from space in Russia: Here’s what they are
On the evening of January 2, 2026, just north of St. Petersburg, Russia, the night sky underwent a…
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…
Clouds Are Weirder at the Top Than We Thought
If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’re probably familiar with what cloud tops look like: generally white…
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.…
Photos of northern lights last night show a dazzling display
The northern lights flashed across the skies across much of North America on Tuesday, Nov. 11, as a…
Mystery Ozone Surge Discovered in Mars’s Winter Darkness
A view of the north pole of Mars, created by taking images as seen by the European Space…