Science360
Can Aerosols Slow The Warming? - Earth's Heat Balance
Can aerosols be used to slow the warming of the planet?
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Climate Change
Climate is the average type of weather that a region has. It is defined by temperature and moisture. Proximity to oceans and large mountain ranges defines climate too, depending upon the prevailing wind. While climates change over...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Physics of Optics
A blue sky and fluffy bright clouds are things that are seen around the world. The atmosphere presents a multitude of sights and phenomena using light, air, water droplets, ice crystals, and dust. Many of the phenomena give clues to...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Air
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
Bloomberg
CDC Wants You to Wear Two Masks
Feb.10 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday began recommending that Americans wear a cloth mask over a medical mask to slow the spread of Covid-19, along with other options to improve mask fit. New data shows...
Curated Video
239 Scientists Challenge WHO, Assert COVID-19 Spreads Through Air
Hundreds of scientists say the coronavirus can spread by even the tiniest droplets — and they're urging public health bodies to address that.
Bloomberg
WHO, CDC Recognize Risk of Virus Aerosols
May.16 -- Health authorities are starting to accept something that’s been argued by many researchers for more than a year: the Coronavirus can spread through the air. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Curated Video
World's largest solar boat completes climate mission
The world's largest solar-powered boat has docked on the banks of the Seine in Paris, after completing a three-month voyage across the North Atlantic.
The voyage was part of a study of how the Gulf Stream is influencing climate...
Curated Video
CDC Removes Guidance Update On Coronavirus Transmission
The updated guidance had said it's mainly transmitted by small respiratory droplets or particles.
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: What Makes That Fresh Rain Smell? Mit Films Rain Drops to Find Out
Using high speed cameras, MIT researchers filmed what happens when a raindrop hits a surface and traps tiny air bubbles, and then bursts from the drop in a fizz of aerosols. [1:29]