Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star
Chance observations corroborate hybrid explanation for drop in brightness
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Black-hole physics and that iconic ‘shadow’ image, balloons and rockets probe the atmosphere’s acoustic duct
We speak to a geophysicist and an astrophysicist in this week’s podcast
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Oscillating temperature gradient boosts heat flow in fluids
Discovery could improve climate models
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Solar geoengineering is a ‘fire extinguisher’ for global warming, shark’s skin inspires underwater vehicles
In this podcast we chat with experts on hydrodynamics and climate-change mitigation
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Plastic aerosols in the atmosphere could affect the climate
Study finds slight warming or cooling effect depending upon the distribution of microplastics
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Organic aerosols from forests could help cool the planet
Negative climate feedback mechanism observed in Finland
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Space hurricane observed in the Earth’s upper atmosphere
A space plasma hurricane made of swirling plasma has been detected over the Earth’s polar ionosphere
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International Space Station sheds light on blue jets from thunderstorms
Phenomenon unleashes waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere
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Severe wildfires create towering thunderstorms, how to launch a new scientific society
This podcast features meteorologist David Peterson and medical scientists Amy Berrington and Suman Shrestha
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Pollutants and other aerosols trigger more intense thunderstorms
New “humidity entrainment” mechanism helps explain long-observed association between atmospheric particles and storm activity
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