News Articles Archive - Page 2 of 63

6 June 2017

Science Explains “Rough and Chaotic” Cloud Feature

Research on the newest entry in the International Cloud Atlas produces insights into what these cloud features are made of and how they form.

Planetary Sciences

5 June 2017

Meet KELT-9b, the Hottest Exoplanet Ever Discovered

The exoplanet’s host star blasts it with so much radiation that it will someday evaporate.

Geology & Geophysics

5 June 2017

Honoring Earth and Space Scientists

AGU members and others in the news.

Climate Change

2 June 2017

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Scientists and others decry the decision, arguing that it will slow efforts to address the risks of climate change.

4 Comments

Science Policy & Funding

2 June 2017

Planetary Science Up, Earth Science Down in Proposed NASA Budget

The agency’s acting administrator says that the fiscal year 2018 White House budget request tells NASA to stay the course.

Science Policy & Funding

Instrument to monitor forest responses to drought.

31 May 2017

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Directorate for Geosciences faces 10.7% cut.

1 Comment

Climate Change

30 May 2017

A Volcanic Trigger for Earth’s First Mass Extinction?

Abnormally high levels of mercury in Ordovician rocks may imply that a huge surge of volcanism took place at a time when much of the planet’s ocean life vanished.

1 Comment

Natural Hazards

26 May 2017

Scientists Predict Active Hurricane Season

A combination of warm sea surface temperatures and a weak or absent El Niño may create conditions conducive to tropical storm formation.

Geology & Geophysics

Auroral physicist Dave Evans relaxes in his garden in Boulder, Colo

25 May 2017

David S. Evans (1936–2016)

Evans, a pioneer of auroral physics, changed the way scientists thought about the aurora and magnetic fields and guided a new generation of researchers.

2 Comments

Science Policy & Funding