Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical mechanisms cause a heat wave? One important driver ...

Before a massive container ship ever touches the ocean, engineers often test a miniature version in specialized wave tanks to predict how the real vessel will behave at sea. In this video we explore ...

For instance, a cold spell in the subpolar North Atlantic can lead to a heat wave over Europe. A new study shows that climate models represent this relationship much more realistically when ocean ...

Converting wave motion into electricity holds enormous potential as a renewable energy source, but a lack of standardized prototyping is holding back technological development. A research team led by ...

Deep under the Pacific Ocean, between 900 and 1,200 km deep, scientists have discovered something that doesn’t fit with what textbooks say about our planet.

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies?

Israel’s military chief said it’s moving to the “next phase” of the war with Iran after carrying out 2,500 strikes with more than 6,000 weapons.

A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations. Credit... Supported by Visuals and Text by Lena Mucha For ...

The recent wave of expansions demonstrates that Maine’s life sciences sector is not only growing, but putting down long-term ...