In 1831, a massive volcanic eruption cooled the Earth’s atmosphere by 1 degree Celsius and even caused the Sun to appear in ...

Why these scientists keep a close eye on the air way up there and will solar geoengineering help stop climate change? NOAA ...

It’s official. 2024 was Earth’s warmest year on record, according to Copernicus – Europe’s climate agency. Even though the ...

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

Discover how Earth's ambipolar electric field shields us from cosmic threats, influences atmospheric evolution, and could ...

New research shows iodine in Earth’s early atmosphere delayed the ozone layer’s stabilization, affecting life evolution.

The same team previously drilled a core about 800,000 years old. The latest drilling went 2.8 kilometers (about 1.7 miles) ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, ...

A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere and exploded into a fireball above Russia’s Far East early on Wednesday. The asteroid entered the atmosphere at 1.15am local time on Wednesday (4.15pm GMT on ...

The technique, known as ocean alkalinity enhancement, usually involves dissolving acid-neutralizing rocks in the ocean, ...