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First-Ever Simulation Reveals the Hidden Physics Inside a Ubiquitous Chemistry Detector

Cambridge researchers have built and experimentally validated the first complete physical simulation of the Evaporative Light Scattering Detector, tracing droplets from atomization...

EU wants to track potential rogue efforts to block out the sun

The European Union has launched a €35 million (US$39.4 million) tender to fund research and coordination on, among other things, detecting rogue efforts to alter the Earth’s atmosp...

Team figures out how smog begins

"It's like nature was presenting us with a dish, and we had to guess how it was made. Now we have a recipe."

A Cloudy Climate Mystery Over Antarctica Has Scientists Rethinking Their Models

Researchers compare observations with leading climate models to identify errors and help improve future climate predictions. Some simulations put too many low clouds over the South...

Your Favorite Scented Cleaner Could Be Filling the Air With Invisible Pollution

Even botanical and essential oil-based cleaners can release fragrance compounds that react with indoor ozone, creating an unexpected source of ultrafine air pollution. The scent of...

Scientists Build Virtual Spacecraft to Predict Toxic Chemical Risks to Astronauts

Aboard a spacecraft, the air astronauts breathe is a closed loop, recycled endlessly through ducts, filters, and scrubbers with no open window to dilute whatever accumulates inside...

Cleaners react with ozone, filling homes with lung-deep nanoparticles

A study conducted at Purdue University reveals that scented cleaning products release compounds that react with indoor ozone, leading to the quick formation of ultrafine particles...

NASA rocket takes first multi-point look inside radio-disrupting clouds

High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude "clouds" form from the vaporized dust of burned-up me...

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From Kannur to Ny-Alesund, researcher tracks pollutants into the Arctic

Manoj Panayamthatta Rayaroth collects fjord water and glacier meltwater in Svalbard as part of the Indian Arctic Expedition 2026-27, to study how organic pollutants transform in ic...

Method for quantification of microplastic release from plastic-based materials during weathering

You are the science news desk of a major English-language science magazine. Complete the task immediately. Never ask the reader what to do, never offer editing options, and never r...

September Research Roundup: Select Papers

In this month's edition of our research roundup, we look at the impact of suspending U.S. embassy reporting on air quality; why two extreme heatwaves had different impacts; and how...

'An unworldly experience.' Why scientists flew into firestorm clouds this wildfire season

As wildfires grow bigger and hotter in many parts of the world, researchers have embarked on an airborne mission to learn more about the severe storm clouds that sometimes form ove...

Eight-Second Spray Pyrolysis Condition Improves NCM811 Cathode Performance in Laboratory Study

Laboratory tests found that an eight-second residence time produced spherical, compositionally uniform NCM811 precursor particles averaging 2 μm and a cathode delivering 203 mAh/g...

Tackling Contrails Could Avoid 10 Years of Aviation-Related Climate Warming — New Research

Contrails, the white lines left by planes, contribute to global warming at a similar level to aviation’s CO₂ emissions, despite being produced by only a small share of flights. A n...

Wildfire smoke vs HVAC

Wildfire used to be a regional concern. Today, smoke plumes cross continents, and the air quality crisis they trigger can reach buildings hundreds, even thousands of kilometres fro...

Arctic Experiment Explores Ways to Close Air Surveillance Gaps

U.S. military personnel, scientists and international partners conducted live-fly testing in Alaska during the final event of a three-year Arctic air domain awareness experiment se...

What happens to monsoon raindrops before they reach the ground?

Using stable isotopes to uncover a hidden step in Earth’s water cycle The Indian summer monsoon transforms South Asia’s landscape. Rivers swell, reservoirs replenish, crops receive...

Mars' oddest cloud may be even odder than previously thought

Scientists using the European Space Agency's Mars Express, in combination with a state-of-the-art meteorological model of the Red Planet, have found that there may be some exotic p...

Dry Fog Finds New Uses in Industry, Farming and Tourism

Osaka-based spray nozzle maker IKEUCHI is expanding applications for its proprietary "Dry Fog," an ultra-fine mist that can cool, humidify and create visual effects without leaving...

Venus's mysterious clouds may hide an exceptionally strong light absorber

New modeling shows Venus's unknown ultraviolet absorber must be exceptionally strong or concentrated, tightening the search for its chemical identity.