While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that small particles – including those from water, waste and toilet paper – can ...

A little-known volcano in the remote Kuril Islands, Zavaritzki, links an explosion in 1831 with drastic climate changes.

Atmospheric aerosols from human activity influence climate. Uncertainties in the understanding of their effects limit our knowledge about climate change. Aa Aa Aa What is the source and ...

Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depend on the ...

The Scripps O 2 Program measures changes in atmospheric oxygen levels from air samples collected at stations around the world. CAICE is a Center for Chemical Innovation focused on the fundamental ...

And while this good because it will mean a reduction in air pollution, Rosenfeld says that aerosols also have a potential cooling effect on the planet. “When these anthropogenic [manmade] aerosols ...

On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols.

At the CERN laboratory in Switzerland, particle physicist Jasper Kirkby studies the link between aerosols, cosmic rays and cloud formation, using the data to inform climate models. “It’s ...

A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols. It shows the distribution of fine and coarse aerosols and of particles that reflect or absorb sunlight. The latter respectively have ...

Although the Earth’s atmosphere is composed mostly of gases, aerosols and clouds have a large impact on the Earth’s radiation budget. The investigation of the climate impact of aerosols and clouds is ...