Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

The molecules from all those gases stacked on top of each other form what scientists call atmospheric pressure, which is measured by the force of the air’s weight on Earth’s surface.

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

Earth just experienced its warmest January ... a growing amount of research suggests that a decrease in atmospheric aerosols could be a significant contributor to the rapid warming.

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space. They hope the project will help shed light on some little ...

While both can produce anything from snow and rain to thunderstorms, one of them also helps hurricanes generate their ...

There are lots of great air pressure demonstrations around, but a leaky water bottle is one of the simplest. It looks impressive and costs almost nothing.

Its plunge back to Earth through the atmosphere may have generated 45.5 metric tons of metal oxides and 40 metric tons of nitrogen oxides, according to University College London atmospheric ...

Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s atmosphere is getting better at removing air pollution, including methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases. This new research, published in Nature ...