An international team of researchers has developed porous plastic sheets that can lower building temperatures through ...

How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight—or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus ...

The planet Venus is like Earth’s worst twin – roughly the same size but with a thick layer of acid clouds over a crushing, hellish atmosphere. Its clouds in particular have been a source of interest, ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have shown that climate change, driven by human activity, was detectable as early as the 1880s, well before the widespread advent of fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

The applications are numerous, opening the door to a veritable energy revolution.cooling systems in general, but also the ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

Understanding how wildfires influence our planet's climate is a daunting challenge. Although fire occurs nearly everywhere on ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Heat domes, which can send temperatures soaring, occur when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over a large area. A heat dome can linger for days to weeks, leaving the ...

This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing how atmospheric temperature profiles, and how a temperature inversion can ...

In the summer and winter, the lakes separate into distinct temperature layers: warmer at the surface in summer and colder in winter. It's why ice forms at the surface during winter and doesn't sink.

Extreme Temperatures The temperature can change from very hot to very cold, depending on sunlight exposure. It can range from 1,700°C (3,092°F) in the sun to -270°C (-454°F) in the shade.

It’s not quite that dramatic in the atmosphere, of course, but a similar phenomenon happens when light passes through all those different temperature layers above our heads.