Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas, through which the magnetic energy is converted into ...

Microplastics in the atmosphere may be altering weather and climate by facilitating ice formation in clouds. Penn State ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged.

This strong wind current is often ... the balloons around the Earth. Therefore, for global balloonists, troughs and ridges present the least desirable air flow pattern. In this scenario, the ...

From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in ... leaving a characteristic pattern of fossils and rocks for ...

We look to the past to help understand climate cycles and how our current anthropogenic changes ... to the origin and evolution of life on Earth, and possibly beyond. Despite the stark differences ...

We're in the midst of the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis ... and you can see why scientists refer to it as a crisis unparalleled in human history. The current mass extinction differs from all ...

The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University, the ...