The exoplanet LHS 1140b may have a temperature that could allow for liquid water on its surface. Just possibly, it could support the existence of life.
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To understand what’s in the smoke you might be breathing, you have to look at where it’s been.
From global temperature records to drought risk in New Zealand, the developing climate pattern could have far-reaching consequences.
Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.
Writing prompts to generate images combines two literary tasks at once: the realist description of concrete things and the modernist evocation of atmosphere.
2026 has already been a banner year for meteor spottings and sonic booms across the world.
The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
Fast-flowing jetstream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing weather away from Australia.
The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
‘Vibe’ is not a vague feeling, but a shared human experience shaped by environments, design and social interaction. Understanding it matters in a reality that’s increasingly shaped by technology.
Behind flood and bushfire disasters is a less visible influence: changes in the planet’s water cycle. Rainfall and temperature shifts are amplifying climate change.
From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.
How researchers are working what out the incredible optical phenomena in Earth’s skies can tell us about other planets.
One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all at the same time across different states.
An unplanned experiment takes scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery: To what extent, if any, have human-created emissions influenced thunderstorms?
Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s going on in the atmosphere.
Scientists already knew how to study the chemical composition of the atmosphere of exoplanets. Now, they can also study details about their powerful winds.
The International Space Station is an engineering feat that has led to countless scientific discoveries. Like the thousands of satellites in orbit, it manages to stay up in the atmosphere.
The Sun’s activity is what gives us beautiful auroras – but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go around Earth in a low orbit.
Astronomers have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity.
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