Last week, astronomers stationed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in northern Chile ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Deserts are found around the world, including next to oceans. But why are these regions dry? ... Cold ocean currents colliding with the air moving into the coast can create fog.

Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...

Antarctica is the largest desert in the world, covering 5.5 million square miles. Discover the top largest deserts, from cold polar deserts to hot sandy ones, and explore what truly defines a ...

There it is high, dry and cold, a true desert. Our journey begins in Potosi. In the 17th century during the Spanish colonial era, it was the third largest city in the world, and the richest.

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies on the current system for its mild weather.

A strengthening cold current Karnauskas used different data, when at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a decade ago, to show how cold ocean currents might protect certain islands or coastlines from ...

When eddy currents spin one way, they can send heat to the depths. When they spin another, they can bring cold water towards the surface. olrat/Shutterstock What does this mean for ocean life?