Exoplanets have a remarkable diversity of planetary types, including a class known as ultrahot Jupiters. The similarity to Jupiter in the Solar System is that they are gas giants. However, they are ...

The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern ...

One-fifth of the world’s wind turbines are in areas where winds could drop for long periods in the future 1. Researchers know that global wind patterns will change as the planet warms, in part because ...

The maximum Antarctic sea ice extent in 2023, shown here, was the lowest on record. The yellow line shows the average winter maximum of satellite observations from 1981 to 2010. New research shows ...

This fall, NASA scientist Kris Bedka flew into Hurricane Helene to test a device that uses lasers to create ultradetailed wind measurements. It could be the key to unlocking better storm predictions.

Reference maps of key areas mentioned in this study. Panel (a) shows the ERA5 bathymetric map of the GBR region, while panel (b) shows the Australian domain. Davies Reef is denoted by the pale yellow ...

11 degrees Celsius. This temperature flip happens because wind turbines act like giant mixers in the sky, stirring up air layers that would normally stay separate during calm conditions. The mixing ...

A question I often hear this time of year is how we know where tornadoes form. Eyes and ears are important, and that's where people trained to spot tornadoes play a big role. Spotters look for visual ...