Earth's natural processes can control runaway climate change, MIT finds
Earth has seen some significant changes in climate over its history, including global volcanism, ice ages, and changes in solar radiation.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 28
World-first ‘nano inks’ could revolutionize the way we heat and cool homes
Res\earchers reveal the development of world-first “phase change inks” that could potentially transform the way we heat and cool our homes.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 27
The Earth can stabilize run-away climate change on its own, surprising study finds
The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 27
Earth can stabilize run-away climate change on its own, MIT study concludes
The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 26, 2022
Researchers finally discover the cause of Earth's most recent ice age
Where did the ice sheets that rang in the last ice age more than 100,000 years ago come from, and how could they grow so quickly?
JJ Shavit
- Nov 12, 2022
The earth-sun distance found to dramatically alter seasons
An unrecognized effect boosts or diminishes the Pacific cold tongue, likely impacting El Niño/La Niña events and North American weather
JJ Shavit
- Oct 26, 2022
Insects affect electric fields in the atmosphere, researchers find
The electric charge of insects can cause changes in the electricity of the atmosphere which are comparable with weather processes.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 5, 2022
Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction
Scientists made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day
JJ Shavit
- Feb 11, 2022
Angel With a Lantern: 80-year-old man braves blizzard to rescue people stranded in their cars
80-year-old man was an "angel with a lantern" for a woman and three others whose cars were stuck during a massive blizzard in Saskatchewan.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 4, 2021
On ancient Earth, it never rained but it poured
Earth may have experienced cycles of dryness followed by massive rain storms hundreds of miles wide that could dump feet of rain per hour.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 2021
China launches world’s first early morning weather and climate monitoring satellite
FY-3E is roughly the size of a pick-up truck and will cover the gap of coverage by existing satellites — approximately 20% of the globe.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 1, 2021
The forecast for Mars includes otherworldly weather predictions
As scientists prepare for crewed missions to nearby planets and moons, they've identified a need for something beyond rovers and rockets.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
Advances in artificial rainfall hold big promise for water-scarce regions
Scientists are planning to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles to penetrate clouds and generate rainfall using electrical charges
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 13, 2021
Stanford researchers use artificial intelligence to unlock extreme weather mysteries
Stanford researchers have developed a machine learning tool to identify conditions for extreme precipitation events
JJ Shavit
- Jul 13, 2021
Say what? Scientists are trying to catch a lightning bolt with a giant laser
Researchers from the University of Geneva hauled a huge laser atop a mountain to shoot it at the sky, and act as a high-tech lightning rod
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