Any way the solar wind blows, its effects can be felt throughout the solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar wind ...

This artist's rendition shows NASA's Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP Our Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the ...

The roar builds as wind and rain lash against the walls of a low-rise South Florida home. Loose objects — chairs, a bicycle, a bird cage — lift into the air and disappear on a massive gust. The wind ...

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A specially designed wind tunnel for birds could help scientists learn the secrets of avian aerial abilities and translate them into drones that are masters of flying through rough-and-tumble ...

A wind farm off the coast of China appeared to boost fish numbers and supported colonies of oysters and barnacles, according to new research ...

Windbreaks may sound like a counterintuitive idea for boosting the performance of a wind turbine. But physicists report that low walls that block wind could actually help wind farms produce more power ...

A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter suggest that ...

A large wind farm in Solano County would be the first renewable energy project in the nation to be issued a permit to kill eagles under a plan released Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The beauty of a canyon is principally the artful work of that masterful sculptor, the river. Rivers wouldn’t exist, obviously, without gravity, which also brings material down from the canyon walls.

A study finds painting windmill blades reduced bird fatalities by over 70 percent. Scientists are always looking for ways to reduce bird deaths from turbines. The emphasis on windmills' threat to ...

Suffering is better when you can put a number on it. Hence the wind chill, that index of our winter discomfort. But putting a subjective number on cold—measuring not the actual temperature, but how ...