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New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long.
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
The results are intriguing, but analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets is no easy task.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected key carbon-bearing molecules on the potential ocean world K2-18b, including tantalising hints of a substance produced by tiny plankton on Earth.
The last time methane in the air rose so fast, Greenland warmed by 10°C within decades.
Our activities now affect the entire planet. But there’s a vital debate over when we started disrupting these systems. Was it 1950 – or hundreds and thousands of years earlier?
The predicted El Niño is a worry, but it doesn’t guarantee the record-breaking heat we’re seeing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
It can be disruptive or refreshing, and we feel it every single day. But do you ever stop to think what creates wind on our planet?
From bushfires in Australia to insect-borne disease outbreaks in Colombia.
Molecule by molecule, a snowflake grows and eventually begins to fall. A scientific look at the amazing nature of snowflakes and snow.
The sky looks blue on a sunny day – but at night we can see the faint glow of its true colour.
Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
When something disrupts the smooth, laminar flow of high-altitude winds, your flight might get a little bumpy.
This new exhibition at Hobart’s Mona captures Tomás Saraceno’s collaborations with research institutes.
We should not rule out taking a closer look at exoplanets that have a poorly oxygenated atmosphere.
On Australia’s rainiest days, more than 30 trillion litres can fall from the skies.
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