DeNa Carlis’ new role at NSSL is a historic homecoming
Dr. DeNa Carlis is breaking barriers as the first African-American to lead NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The laboratory studies severe...
What it’s like covering an erupting volcano Mauna Loa
The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island captivated the nation and world. The volcano erupted on Nov. 27. It is the first time...
How NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is defying gravity
One lab at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is literally trying to defy gravity. The Cold Atom Lab (CAL) at JPL allows scientists...
Chemists create weatherproof batteries
A team of chemists and engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new type of electrolyte chemistry for lithium batteries that could...
Celebrating Mario Molina, a pioneer of climate research
As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month, it’s hard to imagine where climate research would be right now without the contributions of Mexican chemist Mario...
A megaflood could be California’s next ‘big one’
Droughts, earthquakes and wildfires are natural disasters that occur in California. But the Golden State may have to prepare for another climatic event that hasn’t...
Cutting down your food waste with worms
Something burrowing underground could help you cut down on your food waste. It’s called vermicomposting or more commonly know as worm composting. According to the...
A volcano’s ‘song’ may signal eruption
Predicting a volcanic eruption could come down to studying the lava inside the mountain. More precisely, the sounds coming from that lava that could indicate...
Hot weather may be causing you sleepless nights
Hot weather could be preventing you from getting a good night’s sleep. Scientists in Denmark found that increases in nighttime temperatures have a harmful effect...
A study to learn more about tornadoes
As long as meteorologists have tracked tornadoes, scientists and researchers have looked for ways to better forecast these destructive forces of nature. Right now, a...