A new study by the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics at the University of Vienna has challenged many of the existing ...
Atmospheric dust plays a dual role in Earth's climate: it reflects some sunlight back into space while also absorbing and retaining the planet's heat like an insulating blanket. But while dust likely ...
Researchers used the world's fastest supercomputer for open science to train an artificial intelligence model that captures ...
From still lakes to shifting shores, waves play a bigger role than we think—even on worlds we’ve never directly observed.
New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A ...
A team of astronomers led by Elisabeth Matthews at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a discovery that highlights the limits of most current models of exoplanet atmospheres: ...
Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new ...
A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...
Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Last month, climate scientist and author Kate Marvel resigned from ...
Just 12 light-years from Earth, the closest known super-Jupiter has thrown a wrench into atmospheric science. New ...
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a natural climate pattern that shifts between a warm El Niño phase and a cool La Niña ...
From lazy ripples to towering breakers, the mechanics of ocean waves should vary widely from one planet to another, according ...