A new study reports balloon-borne, in situ measurements of dust transport to the tropopause layer over the northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, offering a fresh observational perspective on a process that ...

Abstract. Epidemiological and occupational studies increasingly link respirable particulate matter (PM), including mineral dust, exposure with elevated lun

Abstract. Stationary air quality networks are increasingly being used to refine urban air pollution exposure assessments and inform local government decisi

Air quality across the country has improved greatly over the decades, as shown in Environmental Protection Agency reports. These improvements are good news overall, but lingering effects of past air p...

Snakes can elicit a wide range of human responses, including fear, disgust, awe and admiration. Past studies suggest that both humans and nonhuman primates, such as monkeys and apes, tend to quickly n...

Cheez-It Protein Original packs 7 grams of protein per serving, but that isn’t the whole story. Dietitians explain how the new high-protein Cheez-Its compare with regular Cheez-Its in terms of protein...

Dust events are increasing across California's Central Valley, with about 35 events each year concentrated in the southern valley Most dust events are usually short-lived (≤1 h), occur in afterno...

Germany-based sociologist Güllistan Yarkin has been accused of ‘public denigration of the Turkish state’ over passages relating to treatment of Kurds and the Armenian genocide

Players have been injured by lightning during games, and a strike to the stands could hurt a lot of fans.

'Late that night, in absolute darkness, it hit, with the far shrieking screams, the queer rumbling of a vast and irresistible freight train,' Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote of the storm.

Mineral dust-activated halogen chemistry is an important yet under-studied natural sink of the tropospheric ozone with implications for the Earth’s oxidative balance, crop yields, and human health.

New research reveals that natural soil minerals critically control the fate of lead locked into chloropyromorphite—a stable mineral formed during phosphorus-based lead remediation. Negatively ch...

An amateur astronomer searching satellite maps for a Quebec camping spot accidentally discovered a massive ancient impact crater. Scientists later found shatter cones that confirmed the 25-kilometer-w...

The calls of the bare-throated bellbird and red-legged seriema can exceed 120 decibels.

The heat required to erase secondary magnetic signals in clay can aid researchers in distinguishing ancient pottery from modern forgeries.

Measurements of the reactivity of volatile organic compounds emitted by urban trees show that they contribute more to ground-level ozone than do other, human-produced forms of emissions.

At a Colorado cold lab, scientists race to better understand hail in a warming world.

The amount of dust in the atmosphere has fallen over the last 20 years, recent research shows. Could that explain why the planet has been warming faster than expected?

The behavior, known as kleptoparasitism, marks one of the few well-documented examples of a cetacean stealing food

7 miles of Highway 397 were closed in both directions for hours.

Roy Haggerty said Louisiana’s governor had “ordered” the university’s president to arrange for a caged tiger to appear at a football game.

Two basic atmospheric factors can explain the weak and, at times, contrasting trends in global wind energy dissipation under climate change.

Roy Haggerty said Louisiana’s governor had “ordered” the university’s president to arrange for a caged tiger to appear at a football game.

A new study in Macao reveals that stormwater drains carry significant microplastic pollution into coastal waters. Concentrations reached over 53 particles per litre, with hazardous polymers like PVC p...

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots for interaction between plastics, microbes and agrochemicals

The Jurassic marine predator’s tummy likely couldn’t handle invertebrate shells.

California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.

Analysis of 29 studies highlights potentially heightened danger from small particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide

The Indian and Pacific oceans have been climatically linked for centuries, but scientists say that connection is now breaking down in an exceptional way. Ancient climate records suggest volcanoes disr...

Mineral dust-activated halogen chemistry is an important yet under-studied natural sink of the tropospheric ozone with implications for the Earth’s oxidative balance, crop yields, and human health.

Mineral dust-activated halogen chemistry is an important yet under-studied natural sink of the tropospheric ozone with implications for the Earth’s oxidative balance, crop yields, and human health.

Trees release invisible gases that can create clouds, trap heat, and worsen pollution. Scientists are busy trying to unravel forests’ complex atmospheric contributions in a changing climate.

NASA’s MERRA-2 reanalysis of past weather and climate reveals substantial shifts in extreme heat seasonality over the past 45 years.

A feudal lord’s desperate desire to marry his feeble minded son leads to an unforeseen tragedy.

Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - June 2023

Atmospheric dust increased through much of the 20th century before reaching a peak in the 1980s.

Seismic and acoustic data can be used to understand atmospheric energy exchanges occurring just above the surface.

Every day of summer reached at least 90 degrees in El Paso for the first time on record, putting the city on pace for its warmest year ever.

The margarita is the most ordered cocktail at bars worldwide, according to Bacardi's 2026 trends report. Americans google the old fashioned more than anything.

Las condiciones meteorológicas extremas afectan de manera directa la circulación vial, con mayor severidad en los accesos a Eduardo Castex y en las inmediaciones del Parque Luro. Desde l...