Earth's atmosphere
The structure of earth’s atmosphere is changing due to climate change
New research quantifies extent of rising tropopause.
Volcanic eruptions might have created the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere
Volcanic eruptions may have spurred the first ‘whiffs’ of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere.
Upper atmosphere of Earth is cooling and contracting due to climate change
The sky isn’t falling.
Oceans will start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs, predicts study
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century.
Earth’s atmospheric oxygen will last for another billion years
The fundamental timescale of the oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth remains uncertain.
Scientists identified mechanisms that generate more frequent thunderstorms
Scientists identified a mechanism by which small particles in the atmosphere can generate more frequent thunderstorms.
NASA’s THEMIS mission solved aurora mysteries
NASA spacecraft uncover mystery behind auroral beads.
The quiet Sun is much more active than previously assumed
The quiet Sun has been studied considerably less than the active Sun.
Salt takes a quick step before falling out of water
When a drop of sea spray lands on a rock and heats under the midday sun, the salt crystallizes and falls out of the...
Oxygen could have been available to life as early as 3.5 billion years ago
Oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere is fundamental for complex types of life, which utilize it amid vigorous breath to make vitality.
The levels of oxygen...