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Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and between the atmosphere and biosphere, and they help researchers and ...

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Ball Lightning Imagine seeing a glowing sphere floating through the sky during a thunderstorm. That's ball lightning, a ...

The northern lights may be visible in portions of Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the NOAA's Space ...

According to research published in Nature Communications, the white streaks were first identified by scientists at the University of Calgary using the Transition Region Explorer (TREx) mission. TREx, ...

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The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...