Even as temperatures rise on Earth's surface and in the lower atmosphere, the planet's upper atmosphere has cooled dramatically. This paradoxical pattern is a well-known sign of humanity's climate ...

Though scientists have long understood how lightning strikes, the precise atmospheric events that trigger it within thunderclouds have remained a perplexing mystery. The mystery may now be solved, ...

GOLDEN, CO — The surge in megasatellite constellations is creating problems beyond amplifying the Earth-circling space debris, according to new research. Reentering spacecraft and rocket stages may ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how atmospheric composition and chemical processes are observed, interpreted, and modeled. The complexity of atmospheric chemistry—shaped by nonlinear ...

Atmospheric science is the study of the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere, as well as the atmospheres of other planets and their moons. This field of study examines the physics and ...

Brad Marston, a Physics professor at Brown University, gave a seminar on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 titled, ‘Can Physics Stop ...