The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, has seen temperatures rise five times faster than the ...

Criegee intermediates (CIs)—highly reactive species formed when ozone reacts with alkenes in the atmosphere—play a crucial ...

Every year, hailstorms cause billions in damage to homes, businesses, and crops, yet how these ice balls of destruction form ...

Over 100 red sprites were captured above the Himalayas in 2022. A study linked them to strong lightning strikes in a large ...

The weather radar is something many of us turn to when severe weather starts rolling in. We watch the colors — light colors ...

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding ...

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New research shows the blast triggered secondary gravity waves that rattled the upper atmosphere, where satellites orbit.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Keeling Curve, a cornerstone of climate science since 1958, could be at risk under Trump's proposed NOAA cuts, raising ...

Researchers say that some research institutes may close if draft funding cuts at NOAA become a reality, creating a chilling ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...