The findings suggest that sufficiently small particles introduced into the laboratory vortex should behave similarly to dust ...

Methane reacts in the atmosphere to form components of fine particulate air pollution, which can penetrate deep into the ...

During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper ...

The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution describes the probability distribution of molecular speeds in a sample of an ideal gas. Introduced over 150 years ago, it is based on the work of Scottish physicist ...

India’s rollback of FGD mandates for thermal plants exposes a glaring doublethink: net-zero ambition on paper, loosened pollution controls in practice.

Explore the fundamental concept of matter in physics, everything that makes up the physical world around us. Matter is not only a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe, but it also plays a ...

A large, natural gas-fired power plant in Van Buren County exceeded emissions limits for particulate matter and carbon ...

These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed ...

At the start of July, new rules went into effect for the famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro, The New York Times reported. The ...

In the 1950s, Stanley Miller and Nobel laureate Harold Urey conducted experiments at the University of Chicago in which they ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

Unhealthy air quality is expected in southern Rhode Island on Tuesday, July 29, due to high ground-level ozone. Residents are advised to limit strenuous outdoor activities, especially during the ...