An Injection of Chaos Solves a Decades-Old Fluid Mystery
In the 1960s, drillers noticed that certain fluids would firm up if they flowed too fast. Researchers have finally explained why. ..
In the 1960s, drillers noticed that certain fluids would firm up if they flowed too fast. Researchers have finally explained why. ..
Historians are reexamining eras of social turmoil and linking them to volcanic eruptions, prolonged droughts, and other disturbances in the natural world. ..
The first detailed observations of lightning's emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to let bolts fly. ..
Someone's bound to hack the atmosphere to cool the planet. So we urgently need more research on the consequences, says climate scientist Kate Ricke. ..
Acoustic waves can detect all kinds of explosions and volcanic activity, but it’s hard to place sensors at sea—unless you’ve got a bird with a backpack. ..
When ice goes, lichens and mosses move in and an entirely new ecosystem starts to take shape. ..
Global warming is making it harder to predict the movement and location of the ice cover, crucial information for fishing and global shipping. ..
Spacecraft help researchers monitor environmental problems on Earth, like the overgrowth of nonnative species and deforestation. ..
It’s a 32,000-gallon concrete tank with a wind tunnel grafted on top. With it, researchers can study the seas—and climate change—like never before. ..
The celestial storm produced carbon-14 atoms found in the rings of a tree felled by Norse explorers, proving they made it to North America 1,000 years ..