Dried Earth

Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first humans.

Ancient Africa's Climate Was Unexpectedly Rainy, Muddying the Story of Early Humans

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Solar Flare

The solar flares are bursts of magnetic energy and can impact power, communication, and navigation systems on Earth.

Sun Showing Increased, Most Intense Solar Flare Activity Yet in 2025

sun with solar flare

Learn about the strongest solar storm to ever strike Earth, occurring around 14,300 years ago during the last Ice Age. 

The Strongest Solar Storm in History Impacted Earth 14,300 Years Ago

The photo, titled Cosmic Fireworks, won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. This breathtaking image not only showcases the awe-inspiring beauty of sprite discharges but also sparks public interest in extreme weather phenomena and their scientific significance. (Image Credit: Angel An)

Cosmic Fireworks - Red Sprites Above the Himalayas Photo

Learn more about a massive show of red sprites in South Asia — an outburst that included over 100 individual flashes of red lightning. 

Watch as This Rare Red Sprite Lightning Strikes Above the Himalayas

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Waste water pipe

Learn how viruses lingering in sewage can enter bodies of water, posing a public health risk that may be on the rise as climate change brings more rain.

Climate Change Could Soon Raise Our Exposure to Viruses From Sewage

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Blazing surface of the sun

Researchers have found a link between the sun’s heat and Earth’s seismic activity. Learn more about how this discovery could improve earthquake predictions.

Solar Heat May Impact Earth's Seismic Activity, Making Earthquake Predictions Easier

Greenlands-Ice-Shelf

Learn about the storm that brought 16 billion tons of snow to Greenland in March 2022, inspiring scientists to study the impact of atmospheric rivers on the Arctic.

Intense Storms Bring 16 Billion Tons of Snow to Greenland, Restoring Ice Sheet

Northern lights gazing

This February 14, 2025, a solar storm will fuel the Aurora Borealis, creating an opportunity for a romantic moment.

Conditions are Right for a Valentine’s Northern Lights Show — Here's Where to See It

The ‘society’s archive’ – contain reports and observations about local climates in bygone centuries. (Credit: Gaceu et al., 2024.)

500-year-old Transylvanian diaries

Accounts from the 16th century show how extreme climate events affected communities — and could help us prepare for the future.

What 500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Teach Us About the Climate

View of Portuguese Bend neighborhood in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. (Credit: Matt Gush/Shutterstock)

portuguese-bend-landslide

Learn about the surge of landslide activity in California's Palos Verdes Peninsula as measured by NASA, showing the effects of climate change and intensifying precipitation.

NASA Radar Shows a Surge in Landslide Activity in California

After burning for 24 days, the deadly Palisades Fire in the Los Angeles area finally was declared 100 percent contained on Jan. 31, 2025. Two days later, an analysis found last month to be the warmest January on record globally. Scientists believe climate change had raised wildfire risks in Southern California prior to the blaze.  In the false-color satellite view above, scorched areas are depicted in tones of orange and red. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Tom Yulsman)

Palisades Fire Scar

It might have felt mighty chilly where you live, but the globe overall set yet another warming record despite La Niña's cooling influence.

Last Month Unexpectedly Finished as the Warmest January on Record

This artist’s visualization of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth, shows its newly discovered supersonic jet winds that move around the planet’s equator. With a speed of 9 km per second (33 000 km/h), this is the fastest jet stream of its kind ever measured in the Universe. (Credit: ESO/L. Calçada)

Artist’s impression of supersonic winds on WASP-127b

Learn about a planet that experiences winds a thousand times stronger than Earth’s.

Record-Breaking Supersonic Wind Swirls Around Giant Exoplanet’s Equator

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