When a spacecraft slips behind Jupiter, something counterintuitive occurs: when we lose the signal the measurement is then the loss of signal. When Juno passes out of sight of the Earth, its radio ...

Earth's solid inner core has begun to slow its rotation relative to the surface, a shift detected through seismic data. This ...

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling ...

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

The world is warming. This fact is most often discussed for Earth's surface, where we live. But the climate is also changing ...

Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...

New research reveals atmospheric signals that appear before deadly flash floods, helping forecasters detect extreme rainfall events sooner.

A new study reveals that chemicals used to replace ozone-damaging CFCs are now driving a surge in a persistent “forever ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to ...

A new study reveals that chemicals designed to protect the ozone layer are causing the spread of a persistent, harmful ...