Atmosphere

Climate change saw the world's oceans absorb 20 zettajoules of heat in 2020, driving seas to record temperatures and setting the scene for decades of savage weather and environmental devastation.

Environmental groups blast state government for failure to penalise Chevron's Gorgon plant for increased greenhouse gas emissions

With ever-worsening climate change, there is a growing need for technologies that can capture and use up the atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) and reduce our carbon footprint. Within the realm of renewable energy, CO2-based e-fuels have emerged as a promising technology that attempts to convert atmospheric CO2 into clean fuels. The process involves production of synthetic gas or syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and…

Image: Alexander ForryanNew research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and...

New study unravels long-standing climate mystery and provides insight into how our planet may change in the future Scientists claim to have found the...

<p>Last year&rsquo;s fire season was &ldquo;unmatched&rdquo; because 2019 was the hottest and driest year on record, a study of factors behind the Black Summer bushfires found. </p>

Carbon capture is a key technology the federal government hopes will control Australia's emissions, but Chevron's road-test in WA's north is proving very rocky.

We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of 450℃ (the temperature of an oven's self-cleaning cycle) and an atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide (96 per cent) with a density 90 times that of Earth's. Venus is a very...

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Although the vaccination drive for COVID-19 is all set to begin in the country from January 16, the highly contagious...

Light from our setting sun reflecting off storm clouds can give off a some vivid shades of pinks, purples and oranges. Jake Clark, Author provided How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

In an effort to reduce space waste and the numerous safety concerns associated with the vast amount of debris in the cosmos, Kyoto University is developing a satellite with a shell made of timber, …

Scientists say the latest data from the European Union's earth observation program underscores the need for countries and corporations to slash greenhouse gas emissions quickly enough to avoid catastrophic climate change.

It's all to do with the light from the Sun and a blanket of air wrapped around Earth called the 'atmosphere'.

Scientists at CU Boulder have discovered that cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, may have a lot in common with organisms that fundamentally transformed the planet billions of years ago.

Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser in the world.

Geyser activity in Yellowstone is not directly linked to subterranean magma movements, but is strongly influenced by a geyser's deeper structure and climate.

Years of work by three countries are coming to a head on the Red Planet in the span of just a few days in early 2021.

Radio mysteries and X-ray bubbles and alien worlds, oh my!

Although outbursts from stars are typically seen as detrimental to life on other worlds, a new study shows that continuous flares actually drive a planet's atmospheric composition into a new chemical equilibrium, therefore giving life a fighting chance at survival

Although violent and unpredictable, stellar flares emitted by a planet's host star do not necessarily prevent life from forming, according to a new...