Environment
How Do Hurricanes Form?
Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans when the atmosphere and ocean supply a specific combination of heat, moisture, rotation and organized thunderstorms. In other r…
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Space science
What Is Space Weather?
Space weather describes changing conditions in the Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere that can affect technology and operations near Earth. It i…
Space science
What Is a Geomagnetic Storm?
A geomagnetic storm is a prolonged disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced energy transfer from the solar wind. The most significant storms are often ass…
Space science
How Do Scientists Forecast Auroras?
Aurora forecasts combine measurements of the Sun and solar wind with models of Earth's magnetosphere. Scientists are not predicting a fixed light show at a precise stree…
Biology
Orchid praying mantis - a ruthless killer in a beautiful guise.
Just like a beautiful flower, including the effect of its petals fluttering in the wind, the orchid mantis is truly a killer.
Conquer Mars
The sound of a Martian dust devil 'swallowing' a NASA robot
The first recording of a dust storm on the surface of Mars revealed that the dust tornado that 'swallowed' the Perseverance robot in September 2021 was 119 m high.
Life
Super typhoon Ragasa to enter South China Sea on Monday with winds of 220 km/h
Super typhoon Ragasa is expected to move into the East Sea late Monday night with sustained winds of 202–220 km/h, becoming the ninth storm to affect Vietnam this year.…
Environment
Why solar energy is the only viable energy source in the long term
Not only can solar energy completely meet all of the world's energy needs, in the long term it is the only energy source that will not overheat the Earth.
Environment
China, South Korea face extreme winter
In many areas, temperatures dropped to 12-16 degrees Celsius while strong winds and heavy snow continued to fall.
Animal world
NASA spacecraft discovers 'wrinkled bubble' enveloping us
Strange data from a NASA spacecraft reveals the ghostly, wrinkled, rippled structure of a cosmic bubble encircling the solar system.
Oceanography
Self-driving boat records 15m high waves in the eye of the storm
US- The autonomous ship SD 1078 entered Hurricane Fiona in the Atlantic, battling fierce winds and waves to collect valuable scientific data.
Biology
How do palm trees survive hurricanes and tornadoes?
Many people are impressed by the resilience of beach palms. After storms, many plants are destroyed, but palms often survive. So why?
New technology
New method to produce 'space magnets' without the need for rare earths
Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for lead.
Flu epidemic
Why are the sun's outer rings so much hotter than the inner core?
Surrounding the sun is a layer of gas called the corona in plasma form with temperatures reaching over 3 million degrees.
Oceanography
The most dangerous strait in the world - The fear of sailors' lives
This is a strait that always suffers terrible storms that create big waves, plus icebergs, creating a nightmare for any sailor passing through.