Peatlands are affected more by drought than expected.

Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they’re hovering or in forward motion, according to new research by University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists.

A potent winter storm plowed across the eastern half of the United States on January 9, 2024, delivering heavy rain and snow, strong winds, and damaging tornadoes. 

The latest climate models show a weakening of the subtropical circulation in a scenario of stable greenhouse warming, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

Researchers from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have unveiled a compelling link between the 11-year solar cycle and the long-term climate patterns in the tropical Pacific.

A multi-national team of scientists (China, USA, New Zealand, Italy, and France) analyze the temperature of the Earth annually.

Aerosol particles play a key role in cooling the planet.

Feldspar is very common in rocks. As atmospheric dust, this mineral contributes efficiently to cloud formation. 

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infrared emission from methane, likely due to energy in its upper atmosphere.

People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their home, according to an analysis of a behavioral study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).