Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...

Aside from sunlight, the sun sends out a gusty stream of particles called the solar wind. The ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission ...

A research team, led by Prof. Meng Qingyan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is on the verge of hitting a major global box office milestone as its theatrical run winds down. Will ...

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate global warming has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have developed a ...

The El Niño event is spawned by warmer than average temperatures in the Central Pacific called the "Nino 3.4" region. When sea surface temperatures are warm here by more than 0.5C or higher for a few ...

New data from a constellation of satellites 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent ...

Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter Program data, a study shows that ocean currents off Florida's East Coast ...

As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's ...