Weather forecasting is not easy. The truth is that predicting future weather conditions over broad, or even narrow, swaths of ...

New research utilizing data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct evidence of a phenomenon known as ...

As a scientist and professor, I recognize a few atmospheric physics lessons in the Smokies. Landsat satellite image of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Clingman's Dome is the highest point ...

John Muir once said, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the ...

In the vacuum of space, a gunshot is not muffled by the lack of air. It is actually released with all of the explosive might ...

Human activities continue to pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, raising global ...

"Most molecules have strong absorption features in the infrared and microwave region of the spectrum. The HITRAN database is a compilation of fundamental parameters of molecular transitions that ...

Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics.; After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes ...

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences DOI 10.1007/s00376-025-4540-4. Keywords ...

The results suggest Van Gogh captured multiple dimensions of atmospheric physics with surprising accuracy. Credit: Yinxiang Ma. One of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous creations is “The Starry Night,” ...