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TJ Editor Jo Cook takes us inside SOFest — the joyful, curious, and beautifully unorthodox learning festival in a field. With ...
For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...
Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...
Harmful algal blooms are unsightly and smelly, making them a concern for recreation, property values and businesses. They can disrupt food webs and harm aquatic life, though a recent study suggested ...
Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax ...
Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...
New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface ...
Dozens of researchers and students are chasing thunderstorms across the country this summer to collect data for what experts ...
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with ...
This California startup is cleaning water and removing CO₂ from the atmosphere — all at a reduced cost It’s just one technology in a growing field of carbon capture, removal and sequestration.
The last 10 years of research into this climatic phenomenon show us that, although atmospheric rivers appear to have a positive effect on the ice sheet balance by promoting snowfall, they can also ...
Researchers say they have gathered evidence of Mars’ atmosphere sputtering for the first time. Understanding how Mars’ atmosphere has changed over time will undoubtedly help us discover more ...