Climate scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that human activities are causing climate change, according to a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on…
A report co-authored by a climate scientist from Australia's CSIRO has found that global sea level has been rising at an alarming rate projected to…
Tectonic plates dramatically split apart land in northern Ethiopian desert
By William Atkins
Geological scientists are studying the African and Arabian tectonic plates as two continental shelves tear land apart in northern Ethiopia. Normally, plate tectonics cause average…
A draft UN report on the climate warns that the sea could keep rising for over 1000 years, whether the world is able to cut…
NASA's JOULE II mission launches 4 rockets to study Northern Lights above Alaska
By William Atkins
On January 19, 2007 (starting at about 3:29 Alaska Standard Time), NASA launched a project called JOULE II that consists of four rockets to study…
Snowflakes and ice crystals are being scientifically studied because they may play an important role in the overall climate of the Earth, especially with regard to…
THEMIS five-satellite spacecraft to study magnetic space storms
By William Atkins
THEMIS is a group of five satellites that will study the Earth’s magnetic field (the magnetosphere) and improve our understanding of the world’s weather. It…
A new scientific research report predicts that the frozen sea areas in the Arctic circle will be completely gone by the summer 2040 due to…
Elevated particle emissions resulting from increased economic activity in Asia may have increased Australia's tropical rainfall, according to new research on the way pollution influences…
A subsidiary of Boeing, has set a new world record in converting sunlight into electricity with a new type of land-based solar cell. The new…
