Atmospheric science is rapidly evolving as new technologies, analytical tools, and theoretical frameworks enhance our ...

A new study details processes that keep pollutants aloft despite a drop in emissions. Nitrates in the atmosphere reduce air quality and play an important role in climate change. An international team ...

Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow corridors of concentrated water vapor in the atmosphere that transport vast amounts of moisture from the tropics toward mid-latitude and polar regions. These ...

The weather radar is something many of us turn to when severe weather starts rolling in. We watch the colors — light colors feel harmless and the dark colors feel scary — but those colors actually ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface, billions of years ago. Today, ...