Since the mid-20th century, increased urbanization along the southern California coast has raised nighttime temperatures, resulting in less morning fog and cloud cover.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
What business do elves have in the upper atmospheres of gas giants? Plenty, it seems. The enormous ring-shaped phenomena triggered by lightning may occur on Jupiter, Saturn, and exoplanets.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
New technology could help scientists understand how experimental floods from Glen Canyon Dam restore sandbars downstream.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Scientists find a solution to a 200-year-old problem: syncing the prominent bulges on the Moon with our natural satellite's origins.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
At the edge of Earth's magnetic field, satellites have found X-shaped fields and fast-moving "islands" of magnetism that could shed light on the physics of solar storms.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Upper Niger River study shows that satellite altimetry could help resource managers optimize reservoir releases even on ungauged rivers.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
The decades-old theory of the layers of the Earth's ionosphere, which dates to 1931, has just received an update that takes into account the angle of the Sun.Read More »
