The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded researchers at Washington University in St. Louis a grant worth $1 million ...

Older, forceful models spray the most microbes, and the plume doesn't always stay in the bathroom.

New simulations of northeast Pacific stratocumulus clouds show that while aerosol plume spreading rates vary strongly with ...

In a recent viewpoint article published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers underscored the need for prompt adoption of scientific evidence, using the delayed acceptance of the ...

The past half-century has seen remarkable improvements in air quality in many parts of the world, thanks largely to legislation like the U.S. Clean Air Act. Efforts like these took aim at pollutants ...

A key to improving climate prediction is to improve understanding of the impact of aerosol on clouds, commonly known as the aerosol-cloud-interaction, according to a new study led by Earth System ...

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Particles in the atmosphere affect global climate. For example, the black carbon from burning fossil fuels absorbs and radiates light and heat. To calculate the effects of aerosols on climate, ...