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Twenty NASA Balloons Studying the Radiation Belts
February 5, 2013 — In the bright, constant sun of the Antarctic summer, a NASA-funded team is launching balloons. There are twenty of these big, white balloons, each of which sets off on a different day for a leisurely ... > full story -
Gases Work With Particles to Promote Cloud Formation
February 4, 2013 — Researchers have shown that certain volatile organic gases can promote cloud formation in a way never considered before by atmospheric scientists. They say this is the first time gases have been ... > full story -
Evidence of Geological 'Facelift' in the Appalachians
January 31, 2013 — How does a mountain range maintain its youthful, rugged appearance after 200 million years without tectonic activity? Try a geological facelift -- courtesy of Earth's ... > full story -
Ozone Depletion Trumps Greenhouse Gas Increase in Jet-Stream Shift
January 31, 2013 — Depletion of Antarctic ozone is a more important factor than increasing greenhouse gases in shifting the Southern Hemisphere jet stream in a southward direction, according to ... > full story -
Ozone Thinning Has Changed Ocean Circulation
January 31, 2013 — A hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has changed the way that waters in the southern oceans mix, a situation that has the potential to alter the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ... > full story -
Disappearing Homing Pigeon Mystery Solved
January 30, 2013 — Homing pigeons are remarkable navigators. Although they are able to find their loft from almost any location, they do get lost occasionally. The reason why had been a mystery until a scientist ... > full story -
New Research Shows Complexity of Global Warming
January 30, 2013 — Global warming from greenhouse gases affects rainfall patterns in the world differently than that from solar heating, according to a new ... > full story -
Understanding the Historical Probability of Drought
January 30, 2013 — Researchers are using soil water deficits to create a "calendar" of seasonal drought ... > full story -
Bugs in the Atmosphere: Significant Microorganism Populations Found in Middle and Upper Troposphere
January 28, 2013 — In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms -- principally bacteria -- in the ... > full story -
Cities Affect Temperatures for Thousands of Miles
January 27, 2013 — Even if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather. New research shows that the heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas ... > full story
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