Auroras are nature’s most special light show: when charged particles from the sun hit our atmosphere, they can generate bright colors that dance across the night sky near the Earth’s poles. Auroras ...

Auroras are caused by solar storms hitting Earth's magnetic field near the poles Solar wind particles collide with atmospheric gases, releasing light as auroras Alfven waves energize electrons, ...

When an earthquake strikes, it releases a massive amount of energy that travels through the Earth in the form of seismic waves. Read more about to understand how earthquakes occured and how we detect ...

Auroras, the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), are breathtaking displays of colored light in the night sky. Auroras are caused by intense solar storms that hit ...

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It’s been a few weeks of crazy weather in Spain and Portugal, as the region has been battered by back-to-back Storms Leonardo and Marta. According to reports, hundreds of thousands have been evacuated ...

Blue light is a high-energy part of visible light from the sun, screens, and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. Your cornea and lens don’t block blue light the way they block ultraviolet (UV) rays.