I tested six popular thermometers and compared their ease of use, reading speed and design, and found two models I’d recommend to anyone for at-home use.

Already recognized for its excellence and even adopted for operational weather forecasting, the European Space Agency's Arctic Weather Satellite has now fulfilled its most important role. This small ...

In its natural state, peatland is one of the largest carbon stores in nature. This is because the soil is so waterlogged and ...

The Kilauea volcano, in Hawaii, has been acting up lately, and all kinds of nasty stuff is pouring out of it. But perhaps the ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could survive and evolve.

Bonito Lake, N.M., received 31 inches, the most in the United States this weekend, the agency said. East of the Mississippi, the highest totals were recorded in western Pennsylvania, where 20 inches ...

Similarly, wind chill temperatures measure how cold people and animals feel when outside, measuring the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold. As wind strengthens, it draws heat ...

Entangled atoms, separated in space, are giving scientists a powerful new way to measure the world with stunning precision.

To get the most out of the sensing revolution, different disciplines need to be on the same wavelength. This is a priority ...

The NEXT Weather team breaks down four types of precipitation and what conditions create each one.

On Friday, the temperature across our region averaged close to 10 degrees below zero. But the wind chill was at least minus ...