Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new theoretical framework that could dramatically ...

Carbon dioxide is uniquely suited to cause global warming because of a coincidental quirk of quantum mechanics. Global warming is largely caused by carbon dioxide and other gases absorbing infrared ...

A rare and bewildering intermediate between crystal and glass can be the most stable arrangement for some combinations of atoms, according to a study from the University of Michigan. The findings come ...