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Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming

A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide’s planet-warming effect

Microplastics’ shape determines how far they travel in the atmosphere

Micron-size microplastic debris can be carried by the jet stream across oceans and continents, and their shape plays a crucial role in how far...

New insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanet

Astronomers led by a team at Université de Montréal has made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, which was first discovered...

The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns

This contraction means the upper atmosphere is becoming less dense, which in turn reduces drag on satellites and other objects in low orbit—by around...

MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars: Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere

On the red and dusty surface of Mars, nearly 100 million miles from Earth, an instrument the size of a lunchbox is proving it...

Astronomers probe layer-cake structure of brown dwarf’s atmosphere

Maunakea, Hawaii -- Jupiter may be the bully planet of our solar system because it's the most massive planet, but it's actually a runt...

A hot and dry Jupiter: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of the exoplanet Tau Boötis b

Using the SPIRou spectropolarimeter on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii, a team led by Stefan Pelletier, a PhD student at Université de Montréal's Institute...

‘Space hurricane’ in Earth’s upper atmosphere discovered: Analysis reveals swirling mass of plasma above the North Pole

The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth's upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship...

Border Disputes Threaten Climate Science in the Himalayas

Molden recalls how bad blood almost thwarted a key program involving the sharing of water data. In that instance, he says, an international team...

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