A rising tone in wave frequencies suggests a complicated, nonlinear series of interactions between electromagnetic sound waves and protons near the magnetic equator.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Computer simulations show that adding tiny droplets of ice to the atmosphere during the spring could help eliminate chlorofluorocarbons and repair the hole in the ozone layer.Read More »
Fungi and bacteria deposit metal ions on steel objects left behind by miners. These metals form strange clam-like shells on the steel surfaces.Read More »
Scientists combined 82 satellite years of data to create a more comprehensive model of how plasma behaves in a region of Earth's magnetosphere with heavy spacecraft traffic.Read More »Planetary Sciences
Despite decades of space-based observations of the Sun, scientists still struggle to make precise predictions of the solar wind.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Models show that an abrupt increase in carbon dioxide emissions would trigger feedback processes that would change Earth's hydrological cycle.Read More »Climate Change
The rise in global temperatures has amplified naturally occurring drought conditions in California and has increased the chance of severe droughts in the future.Read More »
