Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, in the first half of 2026 solar irradiance was broadly above average across Southeast ...

No single factor caused the weather disaster. Here’s how the combination of pieces came together to create the catastrophic ...

In this analogy, a vortex at the center of a water tank replaces the solenoid that creates a magnetic field in the quantum ...

Scientists used swirling water waves to simulate a quantum effect, uncovering rotating nodal patterns that could deepen understanding of hidden quantum phenomena.

Solar storms can change the Earth’s weather even on short timescales of hours to days, according to a new study. The new ...

A developing El Niño is already altering Pacific winds and ocean heat, setting up possible shifts in U.S. weather and hurricane seasons in 2026.

Florida State University researchers have discovered how to accurately predict winter weather forecasts months in advance, affording sectors such as agriculture, water management, energy use and ...

The start of May in Pennsylvania brings colder-than-average temperatures, thanks to the lingering effects of the polar vortex. The weather pattern is normally found around the North Pole, but activity ...

A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called skyrmions. These light vortices hold their shape even when disturbed, making them ...

Forecasters are warning that virtually the entire United States is about to be engulfed in a deep freeze, as a distorted polar vortex prepares to unleash Arctic air from the northern Plains to the ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event is pulling Arctic air south into the U.S., including Ohio. Temperatures in the Midwest could drop significantly below normal between March 15-20. Ohio is expected ...

A polar vortex split is expected to bring frigid Arctic air to the Great Lakes and Northeast later this month. Temperatures could drop 15 to 25 degrees below normal, with single-digit lows possible in ...